DIGEST 


OF  THE 

SCHOOL  LAWS 

OF  THE 

State  of  Florida 

WFTH  THE 

Regulations  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 

AND  THE 

Instructions  and  Forms  of  the 
Department  of  Education 


Compiled  by 

W.  N.  SHEATS 

Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 


Tallahassee,  Fla. 
1915 


T.  ,T.  APFLEYARD,  STATE  PRINTER 

TALLAHASSEE,  FLORIDA 


DIGEST 


OF  THE 

SCHOOL  LAWS 

OF  THE 

State  of  Florida 

WITH  THE 

Regulations  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 

AND  THE 

Instructions  and  Forms  of  the 
Department  of  Education 


Compiled  by 

W.  N.  SHEATS 

Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 


Tallahassee,  Fla. 
1915 


T.  J.  APPLE  YARD,  STATE  PRINTER 

TALLAHASSEE,    FLORIDA 


STATE   BOAKD   OF  EDUCATION. 

(Ex-Officio.) 

HON.  PARK  TRAMMELL,  GOVERNOR,  President. 
HON.  H.  CLAY  CRAWFORD,  Secretary  of  State. 
HON.  T.  F.  WEST,  Attorney  General. 
HON.  J.  C.  LUNING,  State  Treasurer. 
HON.  W.  N.  SHEATS,  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction. 


38118.J 


Constitution  of  Florida 


ARTICLE   XII. 


Education. 

Section  1.     The  Legislature  shall   pro-ride  for  a  uni-  uniform 

form  system  of  public  free  schools,  and  shall  provide  for  syst 
the  liberal  maintenance  of  the  same. 

Sec.  2.     There  shall  be  a  Superintendent  of  Public  In-  state  Super- 

intendent 

struction,  whose  duties  shall  be  prescribed  by  law,  and 
whose  term  of  office  shall  be  for  four  years  and  until  the 
election  and  qualification  of  his  successor. 

Sec.  3.  The  Governor,  Secretary  of  State,  Attorney- 
General,  State  Treasurer,  and  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction  shall  constitute  a  body  corporate,  to 
be  known  as  the  State  Board  of  Education  of  Florida,  of 
which  the  Governor  shall  be  President,  and  the  Super- 
intendent of  Public  Instruction  Secretary.  This  Board 
shall  have  power  to  remove  any  subordinate  school  officer 
for  cause,  upon  notice  to  the  incumbent;  and  shall  have 
the  management  and  investment  of  all  State  School 
Funds  under  such  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
law,  and  such  supervision  of  schools  of  higher  .grades  as 
the  law  shall  provide. 

Sec.  4.     The  State  School  Fund,  the  interest  of  which  Sch°o1 

shall  be  exclusively  applied  to  the  support  and  main- 
tenance of  public  free  schools,  shall  be  derived  from  the 
following  sources : 

The  proceeds  of  all  lands  that  have  been  or  may  here- 


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Principal 
inviolate. 


State  one- 
nill  tax. 


Apportion- 
ment of. 


County 
levy. 


County 
School   Fund. 


after  be  granted  to  the  State  by  the  United  States  for 
public  school  purposes. 

Donations  to  the  State  when  the  purpose  is  not 
specified. 

Appropriations  by  the  State. 

The  proceeds  of  escheated  property  or  forfeitures. 

Twenty-five  per  cent,  of  the  sales  of  public  lands  which 
are  now  or  may  hereafter  be  owned  by  the  State. 

Sec.  5.  The  principal  of  the  State  School  Fund  shall 
remain  sacred  and  inviolate. 

Sec.  6.  A  special  tax  of  one  mill  on  the  dollar  of  all 
taxable  property  in  the  State,  in  addition  to  the  other 
means  provided,  shall  be  levied  and  apportioned  annually 
for  the  support  and  maintenance  of  public  free  schools. 

Sec.  7.  Provision  shall  be  made  by  law  for  the  appor- 
tionment and  distribution  of  the  interest  on  the  State 
School  Fund,  and  all  other  means  provided,  including  the 
special  tax,  for  the  support  and  maintenance  of  public 
free  schools  among  the  several  counties  of  the  State  in 
proportion  to  the  average  atendance  upon  schools  in  the 
said  counties  respectively.  (As  amended,  1894.) 

Sec.  8.  Each  county  shall  be  required  to  assess  and 
collect  annually  for  the  support  of  public  free  schhools 
therein,  a  tax  of  not  less  than  three  (3)  mills,  nor  more 
than  seven  (7)  mills  on  the  dollar,  of  all  taxable  prop- 
erty in  the  same.  (As  amended,  1904.) 

Sec.  9.  The  County  School  Fund  shall  consist,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  tax  provided  for  in  section  eight  of  this 
Article,  of  the  proportion  of  the  interest  of  the  Stats 
School  Fund  and  of  the  one-mill  State  tax  apportioned 
to  the  county;  *the  net  proceeds  of  all  fines  collected 
under  the  penal  laws  of  the  State  within  the  count;' ; 


all  capitation  taxes  collected  within  the  county;  and 
shall  be  disbursed  by  the  County  Board  of  Public  In- 
struction solely  for  the  maintenance  and  support  of 
public  free  schools. 

(Fines  and  forfeitures  given  to  general  county  fund  im 
pliedly  by  amendment  to  Article  XVI,  Section  9,  adopted 
at  general  election  in  1894.) 

Sec.  10.     The  Legislature  may  provide  for  the  division  School 

'  .  districts. 

of  any   county  or  counties   into   convenient   school  -dis- 

tricts; and  for  the  election  bi-ennially  of  three  school 

trustees,  who  shall  hold  their  office  for  two  years,  and 

who  shall  have  the  supervision  of  all  the  schools  within 

the  district;  and  for  the  levying  and  collection  of  a  dis- 

trict school  tax,  for  the  exclusive  use  of  public  free  schools  ^oo^tax 

within  the  district,  whenever  a  majority  of  the  qualified 

electors  thereof  that  pay  a  tax  on  real  or  personal  prop- 

erty shall  vote  in  favor  of  such  levy  :  Provided,  That  any 

tax  authorized  by  this  section   shall   not   exceed   three 

mills  on  the  dollar  in  any  one  year  on  the  taxable  porp- 

erty  of  the  district. 

Sec.  11.  Any  incorporated  town  or  city  may  consti- 
tute a  School  District.  The  Fund  raised  by  section  ten 
may  be  expended  in  the  district  where  levied  for  build-  Expenditure 
ing  or  repairing  school  houses,  for  the  purchase  of  school 
libraries  and  text  books,  for  salaries  of  teachers,  or  for 
other  educational  purposes,  so  that  the  distribution 
among  all  the  schools  of  the  district  be  equitable. 

Sec.  12.     White    and    colored    children    shall    not    be   , 

tvRCGS 

taught  in  the  same  school,  but  impartial  provision  shall    separated. 
be  made  for  both. 


Sec.  13.     No  law  shall  be  enacted  authorizing  the  diver-    ^oo1  funds 
sion  or  the  lending  of  any  county  or  district  school  funds,    uvertibie. 
or  the  appropriation  of  any  part  of  the  permanent  or 
available  school  fund  to  any  other  than  school  purposes; 


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nor  shall  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  be  appropriated 

sectarian 

schools.  to  or  used  for  the  support  of  any  sectarian  school. 

Sec.  14.     The  Legislature  at  its  first  session  shall  pro- 
Normal  v^e  ^or  *ke  establishment,  maintenance  and  management 
of  such  Normal  Schools,  not  to  exceed  two,  as  the  inter- 
ests of  public  education  may  demand. 

Sec.  15.     The  compensation  of  all  county  school  officers 

Pay  of  school 

officers.  shalj  be  paid  from  the  school  fund  of  the  respective  coun- 

ties, and  all  other  county  officers  receiving  stated  salaries 
shall  be  paid  from  the  general  funds  of  their  respective 
counties. 

Sec.  16.  (Proposed  ~but  not  ratified}.  A  special  tax  of 
one  mill  on  the  dollar  of  all  taxable  property  in  the  State 
shall  be  levied  annually  for  the  support  and  maintenance 
of  the  University  of  the  State  of  Florida,  the  Florida 
Female  College,  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and 
Dumb  and  the  Colored  Normal  School,  which  shall  be 
paid  into  the  State  Treasurer  and  set  apart  by  him  to  the 
credit  of  the  State  Board  of  Education  to  be  apportioned 
and  disposed  of  for  the  benefit  of  said  institutions  as  re- 
quired by  the  Act  creating  and  maintaining  the  same, 
known  as  Chapter  5384  of  the  Laws  of  Florida,  approved 
June  5,  1905. 

Approved  June  3,  1907. 

Defeated  at  general  election  in  1908. 

?ndtrtalbonds  Sec-  17-  The  Legislature  may  provide  for  Special  Tax 
School  Districts,  to  issue  bonds  for  the  exclusive  use  of 
public  free  schools  within  any  such  Special  Tax  School 
District,  whenever  a  majority  of  the  qualified  electors 

mayhvotcrs  thereof,  who  are  freeholders,  shall  vote  in  favor  of  the 
issuance  of  such  bonds. 


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Whenever  any  such  Special  Tax  School  District  has 
voted  in  favor  of  the  issuance  of  such  bonds,  a  tax  not  to 
exceed  five  mills  on  the  dollar,  in  any  one  year,  on  the  tax- 
able  property  within  the  district  voting  for  the  issue  of 
bonds  shall  be  levied  in  accordance  with  the  law  providing 
for  the  levying  of  taxes,  to  become  a  fund  for  the  payment 
of  the  interest  and  redemption  of  such  bonds.  (Ratified 
at  general  election  in  1912.) 

State    Superintendent    of    Public    Instruction. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

Sec.  20.  The  governor  shall  be  assisted  by  adminis- 
trative  officers  as  follows  :  A  secretary  of  state,  attorney- 
•general,  comptroller,  treasurer,  superintendent  of  public 
instruction,  and  commissioner  of  agriculture,  who  shall 
be  elected  at  the  same  time  as  the  governor,  and  shall 
hold  their  offices  for  the  same  term:  Provided,  That  th«i 
first  election  of  such  officers  shall  be  had  at  the  time  of 
voting  for  governor  A.  D.  1888. 

Sec.  25.  The  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
shall  have  supervision  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  public 
instruction;  the  supervision  of  State  buildings  devoted 
to  educational  purposes,  and  perform  such  other  duties 
as  the  Legislature  may  provide  by  law. 

Sec.  27.  *  *  (He)  shall  make  a  full  report  of  his 
official  acts,  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  his  office, 
and  of  the  requirements  of  the  same,  to  the  Governor 
at  the  beginning  of  each  regular  session  of  the  Legisla- 
ture, or  whenever  the  Governor  shall  require  it.  Such 
*  *  (report)  shall  be  laid  before  the  Legislature  by  the 
Governor  at  the  beginning  of  each  regular  session  thereof. 
Either  house  of  the  Legislature  may  at  any  time  call 
upon  *  *  (him)  for  information  required  by  it. 


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SCHOOL  LAWS 


OF  THE 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA 

COMPILED 

From  the  General  Statutes  and  Subsequent  Acts  of  the 

Legislature  of  1905,  1907,  1909,  1911, 

1913  and  1915. 


GENERAL  PROVISIONS 

for 
COMMON  SCHOOLS  AND  COUNTY  HIGH  SCHOOLS. 


Gen.   Stat., 
Sec.  313. 
Uniform 
system. 
School  age. 
Ib.,  Sec.  314. 


Ib.,  Sec.  314. 
School    year. 


Ib.,  Sec.  315. 
When  schools 
may  begin. 


1.  There  shall  be  established  and  maintained  a  uni- 
form system  of  public  instruction  free  to  all  the  youth 
residing  in  the  State  between  the  ages  of  six  and  twenty- 
one  years,  as  far  as  the  funds  will  admit,  as  hereinafter 
provided. 

2.  The  school  year  for  all  public  schools  shall  begin 
on  the  first  day  of  July  and  end  with  the  last  day  of 
the  following  June,  and  all  reports,  financial  and  other- 
wise, to  the  State  department  shall  embrace  such  business 
and  matters  only  as  take  place  within  the  limits  of  the 
school  year  thus  defined. 

3.  No  school  in  any  county  shall  begin  before  July 
1st  of  the  school  year  to  which  that  term  of  school  be- 
longs and  for  which  the  apportionment  was  made. 


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4.  The  time  for  the  opening  of  public  schools  for  each  cbouiftyC'Boa?d 
county  shall  be  determined  by  the  county  board  of  public  openingime  °f 
instruction :    Provided,  That  all  schools  must  begin  so  as 

to  close  before  the  last  day  of  June. 

5.  A  school  day  shall  comprise  not  less  than  five  hours  ^a^i  3da7y. 
nor  more  than  six  hours,  exclusive  of  recesses,  the  time 

to  be  fixed  by  the  board  of  public  instruction  for  the 
county. 

A  school  month  shall  consist  of  twenty  days,  exclusive  Month. 
of  the  first  and  last  days  of  the  week. 

A  school  term  contains  four  school  months.  Term. 

The  school  year  contains  two  terms.x  Year. 

6.  All  public  schools  shall  observe  the  period  from  ib.,  sec.  sis. 

Vacation    and 

December  24  to  January  1,  both  days  inclusive,  as  a  vaca-  holidays, 
tion,   and   Independence  day  and  Thanksgiving  day   as 
holidays,  and  no  one  of  these  days  shall  be  counted  as 
taught  in  a  teacher's  monthly  report. 

7.  When  it  is  more  convenient  for  youth  residing  i.a  How8 youth5' 
one  county  to  attend  school  in  an  adjoining  county,  they  JS^f^1^. 
may  do  so  by  the  concurrence  of  the  superintendents  of  other  county- 
public  instruction  of  the  two  counties.     The  proportion 

of  school  money  for  each  youth  shall  be  transferred  by 
requisition  of  the  county  superintendent  of  public  in- 
struction of  the  county  in  which  the  youth  resides,  upon 
the  treasurer  of  the  school  funds  of  that  county  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  school  funds  of  the  county  in  which  the 
school  is  located. 

8.  Any  county  or  school  district  neglecting  to  estab-   Ib-»  ^ec.  326- 
lish  and  maintain  such  school  or  schools  as  the  available   forfeiture  of 

school 

funds  will   support  shall  forfeit   its   proportion   of   the  funds. 
common  school  fund  during  such  neglect,  and  in  that  case 
all  moneys  so  forfeited  shall  be  apportioned  among  the 
several  counties  at  the  next  annual  apportionment. 


Ib.,  Sec.  327. 
When   a 
school   for- 
feits  its 
fund. 


9.  Any  public  school  in  the  county  failing  to  complete 
its  public  term  before  the  termination  of  the  school  year, 
shall,  if  such  lost  time  of  such  term  be  not  made  up 
within  the  next  school  year  thereafter,  forfeit  the  pro- 
portion of  its  financial  apportionment  not  used  by  neg- 
lecting or  failing  to  maintain  a  school  for  the  full  term 
of  school  in  that  county,  and  in  that  case  all  moneys  so 
forfeited  shall  be  apportioned  among  the  several  schools 
of  the  county  at  tne  next  annual  apportionment. 


Officers   of   Department   of   Public    Instruction. 


Ib.,  Sec.  328. 
State   and 
county 
officers. 


10.  The  officers  of  the  department  of  public  instruc- 
tion shall  be  a  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, a  State  Board  of  Education,  a  Board  of  Public  In- 
struction for  each  county,  a  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction for  each  county,  Local  School  Supervisors  and 
Treasurers. 


Ib.,  Sec.  141. 
Has  charge 


public 
schools. 


Ib.,  Sec.  142. 

Duties. 

To  distribute 

laws,  etc. 


To  call  con- 
ventions. 


State    Superintendent. 

11.  The  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
shall  have  the  oversight,  charge  and  management  of  all 
matters  pertaining  to  public  schools,  school  buildings  and 
grounds. 

12.  It  is  his  duty  and  he  is  hereby  empowered: 
First — To  prepare  and  cause  to  be  printed  and  dis- 
tributed  gratuitously   to   boards   of   public   instruction, 
and  other  officers  and  teachers,  as  many  copies  of  the 
school  laws,  and  such  forms,  instruments,  instructions, 
regulations  and  decisions  as  he  may  judge  necessary  for 
their  use. 

Second. — To  call  conventions  of  county  superintend- 
ents of  public  instruction,  and  other  officers,  for  obtain- 
ing and  imparting  information  on  the  practical  workings 


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of  the  school  system,  and  the  means  of  promoting  its 
efficiency  and  usefulness. 

Third.  —  To  assemble  teachers  in  institutes  and  employ  JJte^old  insti" 
competent  instructors  to  impart  information  on  improved 
methods  of  teaching  and  conducting  schools,  and  other 
relevant  matters. 

Fourth.  —  To  apportion  the  interest  on  the  common  ^ndaspportion 
school  fund  and  the  fund  raised  by  the  one-mill  State  tax 
authorized  by  Section  6  of  Article  XII,  of  the  Constitu- 
tion, among  the  several  counties  of  the  State  in  propor- 
tion to  the  average  attendance  upon  schools  in  the  said 
counties  respectively  of  children  residing  therein  between 
the  ages  of  six  (6)  and  twenty-one  (21)  years. 


Fifth.  —  To  make  such  apportionments  as  may  in  his 
judgment  be  right  and  just,  when  the  census  and  returns   m-ents 
on  which  the  apportionments  should  be  miade  are  mani- 
festly defective  or  have  not  been  received  by  him. 

Sixth.  —  To  entertain  and  decide  upon  appeals  and  ques-   ro  decide 
tions  arising  under  the  law,  or  refer  such  to  the  Board  of 
Education  for  decision. 

Seventh.  —  To  prescribe  rules  and  regulations  for  the  Rules'  aSndibe 
management  of  the  department  of  public  instruction.  regulations. 

Eighth.  —  He  shall   prepare   the   questions   for   county  examination 

examinations  and  distribute  same  to  county  superintend-  <iuestions- 

ents;  hold  written  examinations  for  and  issue  State  cer-  To  hold 

tificates;  may  grant  life  certificates  as  provided  by  law;  fnations.exam" 
and  may  order  county  examinations  'on  other  days  than 
those  prescribed  by  law. 

Ninth.  —  To   file   and    preserve   certified    copies   of   the  TO  me  poii- 
monthly  lists  of  persons  who  have  paid  their  poll  taxes, 
in  his  office  as  a  part  of  the  public  records,  and  furnish 
copies  thereof  when  requested  by  citizens  of  this  State. 


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sec.  143. 

To  have  seal. 


Sec.  144. 
Residence  and 
office. 


Sec.   145. 
Salary. 


13.  He  shall  have  a  seal  for  his  office,  with  which 
in  connection  with  his  own  signature,  to  authenticate 
copies  of  decisions,  acts,  or  documents,  which  copies  so 
authenticated  shall  be  of  the  same  force  as  the  originals. 

14.  He  shall  reside  at  the  seat  of  government  of  this 
State,  and  shall  keep  his  office  in  a  room  in  the  capitol. 

15.  The  salary  of  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  thirty-six  hundred  dol- 
lars ($3,600.00)  per  annum.       (Gh.  6447,  Laws  of  1913.) 


State   Board  of   Education. 


Ib.,  Sec.  335. 
Members  of. 


A  body  cor- 
porate. 


Ib.,  Sec.  336. 
Powers   and 
duties  of. 


To  manage 
school    lands. 


To   manage 
State  school 
funds. 


16.  The  State  Board  of  Education  shall  consist  of  the 
Governor,  the  Secretary  of  State,  the  Attorney-General, 
the   State  Treasurer  and  the   State    Superintendent   of 
Public   Instruction.     The   Governor   shall  be  the  presi- 
dent, the  State  Treasurer  shall  be  the  treasurer  and  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  the  secretary 
of  said  board.    Said  board  is  a  body  corporate  with  full 
power   to   perform    all    corporate    acts   for   educational 
purposes. 

17.  The  State  Board  of  Education  are  directed  and 
empowered : 

First. — To  obtain  possession  of  and  take  the  charge, 
oversight  and  management  of  all  lands  granted  to  or 
held  by  the  State  for  educational  purposes,  and  to  fix 
the  terms  of  sale,  rental  or  use  of  such  lands,  and  to  do 
whatever  may  be  necessary  to  preserve  them  from  tres- 
pass or  injury,  and  for  their  improvement. 

Second. — To  have  the  direction  and  management,  and 
to  provide  for  the  safe  keeping  and  expenditure  of  all 
the  educational  funds  of  the  State,  with  due  regard  to 
the  highest  interests  of  education. 


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Third.  —  To  entertain  and  decide  upon  questions  and  ^o  decide 
appeals  referred  to  them  by  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction  on  any  matter  of  difference  or  dis- 
pute arising  under  the  operation  of  law,  and  to  pre- 
scribe the  manner  of  making  appeals  and  conducting 
arbitrations. 

Fourth.  —  To    remove    any    subordinate    officer    in    the  Subordinates 
department  for  incompetency,  neglect  of  duty  or  other 
cause  which  would  disqualify  a  person  for  the  appoint- 
ment. 


Fifth.  —  To  keep  in  view  the  establishment  of  schools 
on  a  broad  and  liberal  basis,  the  object  of  which  shall  be  j^Sai  abasis. 
to  impart  instruction  to  youth  in  the  profession  of  teach- 
ing, in  the  knowledge  of  the  natural  sciences,  the  theory   cobles  °of 
and    practice   of   agriculture,    horticulture,    mining,    en- 
gineering and   the  mechanic   arts,   in   the   ancient   and 
modern  languages,  in  the  higher  range  of  mathematics, 
literature,  and  in  the  useful   and  ornamental  branches 
not  taught  in  common  schools. 

Sixth.  —  To  co-operate  with  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction  in  the  management  of  the  department, 
and  in  the  general  diffusion  of  knowledge  in  the  State. 


18.  Credit  shall  not  be  allowed  for  the  purchase  money  n>.,  Sec-  338- 

Lands   not  to 

on  the  sale  of  any  of  the  school  or  seminary  lands  of  i>e  sold  on 

credit. 

this  State,  but  every  purchaser  of  such  lands  shall,  at 
the  time  of  purchase,  make  complete  payment  therefor. 

County    Board    of    Public    Instruction. 

19.  A  board  of  public  instruction  shall  consist  of  not  ib.,  Sec.  329. 
more  than  three    (3)    members,  no  two   of  whom  shall 

reside  in  the  same  district. 


1C 

ibii  oSff&c«to       20-     A11  such  Offices  who  shall  hold  their  offices  by 
stStelm  to       statutes  shall  conform  to  the  regulations  of  the  Depart- 

regulations.        ment  of  publjc  Instruction. 

NO'  officer  to       21.     No  officer  shall  vote  on  a  question  fixing  his  own 

vote  on  own  , . 

compensa-        compensation. 

tion. 

ib.,  Sec.  332.        22.     A  majority  of  any  educational  board  shall  con- 

A  quorum. 

stitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

23.     Every  school  officer  who  shall  be  elected  or  ap- 
pointed under  statutory  provisions,  is  required : 
Officers  to33'        First. — Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  office, 
?natenydaysth    an(^  within  ten  days  after  receiving  notice  of  his  appoint- 
ment, to  subscribe  to  an  acceptance  of  the  appointment 
and  to  pledge  that  he  will  faithfully  perform  the  duties 
of  the  position,  and  to  forward  the  same  with  his  post- 
office   address    to   the    State    Superintendent    of   Public 
Instruction. 

g\vlcebond°be        Second.— Before  receiving  any  school  moneys  or  prop- 

n°oneyeCeiVlng  erty  of  any  kind,  for  safe  keeping  or  disbursement,  to 

give  bond  with  two  good  sureties,  the  bonds  to  be  fixed 

and  approved  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the 

me!1  waithb°nd  county,  the  original  to  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk 

of  the  Circuit  Court,  and  a  certified  copy  to  be  held  by 

the    officer    giving    the    security    to    be    produced    when 

required. 

Saw?  few?  toss       Third. — Any   officer   in   charge   of   school   moneys,    or 
anotiQenred  by     property  to  be  so  disbursed,  shall  satisfy  himself  that 
the  officer  to  whom  he  issues  it  has  given 'bond  as  afore- 
said, or  be  personally  liable  for  any  loss  in  consequence 
of  such  neglect. 


officer°to334'  24-  EverJ  officer  shall  turn  over  to  his  successor  in 
office,  on  retiring,  all  books,  papers,  documents,  funds, 
moneys  and  property  of  whatever  kind,  which  he  may 


Officer  to 
turn  over 
moneys  to 


successor. 


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have  acquired,  received  and  held  by  virtue  of  his  office, 
and  take  full  receipt  for  them  of  his  successor. 

25.  Each  Board  of  Public  Instruction  is  constituted  a   [2b0unstyC'  board 
body  corporate  by  the  name  of  "The  Board  of  Public   tion°lp 

Instruction  for  the  county  of   . ,   State  of 

Florida/'  and  in  that  name  may  acquire  and  hold  real  Corporate 
and  personal  property,  receive  bequests  and  donations,  powers- 
and  perform  other  corporate  acts  for  educational  pur- 
poses. 

26.  Each  and  every  member  of  the  Board  of  Public   Laws6ol 7i9i3 
Instruction,    of    the   several    Counties,    of   the    State    of  f0chgi°ve  Bbondd 
Florida,  elected  or  appointed  to  such  office  after  the  pas- 
sage of  this  Act,   before  he  is   commissioned,   shall   be 
required  to  give  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  with  not  less 

than  two  sureties,  or  a  Surety  Company  duly  authorized 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Florida,  in  the  sum  of  two 
thousand  dollars  ($2,000.00),  conditioned  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  which  bond  shall 
be  approved  by  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  and 
the  Comptroller  of  the  State  of  Florida.  The  premium  of  pafdPout  of 

School   Fund. 

the  bonds  given  with  surety  companies  as  sureties  shall 
be  paid  out  of  the  County  School  Fund. 

27.  Each  board  before  proceeding  to  any  other  busi-   Gen.  stat., 

OPP     Q4*> 

ness,  shall  complete  its  own  organization.    The  chairman  organization 
and  secretary  shall  then  make  and  sign  two  copies  of  the  dufyim< 
proceedings  of  organization,   and  annex  their  affidavits 
to  each  that  the  same  is  a  correct  and  true  copy  of  the 
original.      They  shall  file  one  copy  in   the  office  of  the 
Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  county,  to  be  by  him 
recorded  in  the  record  of  deeds,  and  file  the  other  copy 
in    the    office   of    the    State    Superintendent    of    Public 
Instruction. 

2— DSL 


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ib.,  Sec.  344. 

Ch.  5656, 


TitieSto  348'        28'     The  title  *°  the  scl1001  Property  of  the  county  shall 
propertySCh°o1  ^e  vested  in  them  and  their  successors  in  office,  except 
in  such  special  tax  school  districts  as  provided  for. 

29.  The    members    of    the    various    County    School 
Boards  shall  be  paid  from  the  county  school  fund  for  their 
services  four  dollars  per  day,  for  each  day's  service,  and 
ten  cents  per  mile  for  every  mile  actually  traveled  in 
going  to  and  from  the  county  court  house  by  the  nearest 
practicable  route. 

30.  The  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
shall  be  the  secretary  of  the  board. 

31.  The   County   Treasurers   of  the  several   counties 
shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  constituted  the  treas- 
urers of  the  school  funds  in  their  respective  counties. 

(See  Ch.  6932,  Laws  of  1915.) 

32.  Each  Board  of  Public  Instruction  is  directed : 

First. — To  obtain  possession  of,  accept  and  hold, 
under  proper  title,  as  a  corporation,  all  property  pos- 
sessed, acquired  or  held  by  the  county  for  educational 
purposes,  and  to  manage  and  dispose  of  the  same  for  the 
best  interest  of  education:  Provided,  That  nothing  in 
this  Act  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  any  special 
school  district  tax  school  district  from  holding  school  property  that  it 

property   and 

moneys.  has,  or  may  hereafter  acquire,  for  school   purposes,  or 

prevent  such  districts  from  receiving  their  portions  of 
money  set  apart  for  school  purposes. 


Ib.,   Sec.  345. 
Secretary. 


Ib.,  Sec.  346. 
Treasurer  of. 


Ib.,  Sec.  347. 
Duties  of. 

To    hold    title 
to,    and    man- 
age   school 
property. 


To   maintain 
schools. 


Second. — To  locate  and  maintain  schools  in  every 
locality  in  the  county  where  they  may  be  needed,  to 
accommodate,  as  far  as  practicable,  all  the  youth  between 
the  ages  of  six  and  twenty-one  years,  during  not  less  than 
four  months  in  each  year. 


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Third.  _  To  appoint  one  supervisor  for  each  school  on   TO  appoint 
the  recommendation  of  the  patrons,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  supervise  the  work  of  the  school  and  to  report  to 
the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  monthly 
the  result  of  his  observations.* 

*(See  Duties  of  County  Superintendent.) 

Fourth.—  To  select  and  provide  a  site  for  each  school  ^esselect 
house  of  not  less  than  one-half  acre  of  ground  in  the  rural 
districts,  and  as  nearly  that  amount  as  is  practicable  in 
the  villages  or  cities  ;  the  situation  to  be  dry,  airy,  health- 
ful and  pleasant,  also  reasonably  central  and  convenient 
of  access  for  all  who  should  attend  the  school. 


Fifth.—  To  do  whatever  is  necessary  with  regard  to  Sonl1  and°" 
purchasing  or  renting  school  sites  and  premises,  con-  P°wers- 
structing,  repairing,  furnishing,  warming,  ventilating, 
keeping  in  order  or  improving  the  school  houses,  out 
buildings,  fences,  land  and  movable  property,  procuring 
proper  apparatus  for  the  schools,  grading  and  classifying 
the  pupils,  and  providing  separate  schools  for  the  differ- 
ent classes  in  such  a  manner  as  will  secure  the  largest 
attendance  of  pupils,  promote  the  harmony  and  advance- 
ment of  the  school,  and  establishing,  when  required  by 
the  patrons,  schools  of  higher  grades  of  instruction  where 
the  advancement  and  number  of  the  pupils  require  them. 

Sixth.  —  To  employ   teachers   for   every   school   in   the  TO  employ 

•7  and  contract 

county,  and  to  contract  with  and  pay  the  same  for  their   g^ 
services  :    Provided,    That  schools  shall   not  be  located 

To  observe 

nearer  than  three  miles  to  each  other,  unless  for  some  three-mile 

.,  limit. 

local  reason  or  necessity. 

Seventh.  —  To  audit  and  pay  all  accounts  due  by  the  Aaudiat>counts 
Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

Eighth.  —  To  keep  accurate  accounts  of  all  their  official   J0°un1t|epofao'f- 
acts,  proceedings  and  decisions,  of  all  moneys  received,    ficial  acts- 


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To  report  to 
State  Super- 
intendent. 


To  file 
monthly 
financial 
statement. 


To  publish 
the  same. 


To  prescribe 
course  of 
study. 


Required 

studies. 


held  or  disbursed,  of  all  property  acquired  or  disposed 
of,  in  a  proper  set  of  account  books,  and  a  record  of  the 
state  and  condition  of  each  school,  and  to  report  the 
same  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
when  required.  They  shall  also  at  the  close  of  the  scholas- 
tic year  prepare  an  itemized  report  of  all  moneys  by  them 
received  and  disbursed. 

Ninth. — To  prepare  and  file  with  the  Clerk  of  the  Cir- 
cuit Court  of  their  respective  counties  by  the  first  Tues- 
day after  the  first  Monday  in  every  month,  an  itemized 
financial  statement  showing  all  sums  of  money  received 
during  the  month  next  preceding,  on  account  of  county 
school  funds,  and  from  whom  received,  and  from  what 
source  derived,  all  appropriations  made  by  sucli  board, 
and  for  what  purpose  made,  all  warrants  drawn  by  such 
board,  in  whose  favor  and  for  and  on  what  account 
drawn,  describing  such  warrant  by  date,  number  and 
amount.  All  such  monthly  financial  statements  shall  be 
certified  by  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion for  the  county,  and  attested  by  the  County  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction,  and  the  said  board  shall 
without  delay  cause  the  same  to  be  published  in  a  news- 
paper of  the  county,  when  any  such  newspaper  exists: 
Provided,  That  the  cost  of  such  monthly  publication  shall 
riot  exceed  two  dollars  per  month;  otherwise  they  shall 
post  the  same  at  the  court  house  and  at  three  other 
public  places  in  the  county. 

Tenth. — To  prescribe,  in  consultation  with  prominent 
teachers,  a  course  of  study  for  the  schools  of  the  county 
and  grade  them  properly;  and  to  require  to  be  taught 
in  every  public  school  in  the  county  over  which  they  pre- 
side, elementary  physiology,  especialy  as  it  relates  to  the 
effects  of  alcoholic  stimulants  and  narcotics,  morally, 
mentally  and  physically;  and  all  persons  applying  for 
certificates  to  teach  shall  be  examined  upon  this  branch 


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of  study,  under  the  same  conditions  as  other  branches 
required  by  law. 

(Teaching:  of  effect  of  alcoholic  beverages  and  narcotics  Ch.  6832, 

Acts  of   1915. 

to  all  pupils  between  six  and  twelve  years  required. — Ch. 
GSo2,  Laws  of  1915,  Appendix.) 

Eleventh. — To   fix   the   compensation   for   the  services   |uperi^en-°£ 
of  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.         dent- 

( Salary  based  on  total  annual  receipts  of  county. — See  £aW5s6of8'i907. 
Ch.  5658,  Acts  of  1907,  Appendix.) 

Twelfth. — To  perform  all  acts  reasonable  and  necessary   Plenary 

powers. 

for  the  promotion  of  the  educational  interests  of  the 
county  and  the  general  diffusion  of  knowledge  among 
the  citizens. 

Thirteenth. — To  hold  regular  meetings  for  the  transac-   Hold  regular 

meeting. 

tion  of  busines,  by  arrangement  with  the  State  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction,  and  to  convene  a  special  special 

session   at  re- 

session  on  emergencies  when   requested  by  the  County   quest  of 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Fourteenth. — To  prepare  on  or  before  the  last  Monday  JJSJjJj1  *JJj 
in  June  of  each  year,  an  itemized  estimate  showing  the 
amount  of  money  required  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
necessary  common  schools  of  their  county  for  the  next 
ensuing  scholastic  year,  stating  the  amount  in  mills  on 
the  dollar  of  taxable  property  of  the  county,  which  shall 
not  be  less  than  three  or  more  than  seven  mills,  and  fur- 
nish a  copy  of  the  statement  to  the  assessor  of  taxes  of 
the  county,  and  file  a  copy  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Instruction;  and  the  assessor  shall  assess  the  Duties  of 
amount  so  stated,  and  the  collector  shall  collect  the 
amount  assessed  and  pay  over  the  same  monthly  to  the 
County  Treasurer,  who  is  also  by  law  School  Treasurer, 
to  be  used  for  the  sole  benefit  of  the  public  schools. 


Fifteenth. — To  select  candidates  for  admission  to  the 
State  University  and  State  College  for  Women.  [As 
amended  in.  effect  by  Ch.  5384  (24),  Laws  of  1905.] 

Sixteenth. — To  have  school  census  taken  in  case  the 

cen. 

County  Superintendent  of  Schools  shall  fail  to  perform 
such  duty  when  the  same  is  required  to  be  performed. 

(See  Duties  of  Superintendent,  12.) 
simii  require       Seventeenth. — To  examine  at  least  twice  each  vear  the 

payment  of 

11  poll  taxes.  books  and  records  of  the  Tax  Collector  which  relate  to 

the  collection  of  poll  taxes,  and  said  board  shall  require 

prompt  settlement  for  all  poll  taxes  assessed,  together 

with  those  not  assessed  but  collected.     Any  member  of 

Penalty  for      a  county  school  board  who  neglects  to  comply  with  the 

IRlllirG. 

provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  suspended  from  office. 
Ch.  6828,  33.     When  there  is  no  monev  in   the  Countv   School 

Laws  of  1915. 

county  Fund  applicable  to  the  payment  of  outstanding  school 

borrow  m  y     warrants  issued  by  any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 

money. 

tion  in  this  State,  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion of  the  several  counties  in  this  State  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  empowered  to  borrow  money  at  a  rate  of 
interest  not  to  exceed  eight  per  cent  per  annum,  for  the 
purpose  of  paying  all  such  outstanding  warrants,  and  for 
the  further  purpose  of  paying  any  and  all  legitimate 
expenses  incurred  in  operating  the  schools  of  said  county : 
Provided,  however,  that  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
County  School  Board  to  borrow  any  sum  of  money  in 
Restrictions  any  one  year  in  excess  of  eighty  per  cent  of  the  amount 

as  to  amount. 

as  estimated  by  them  to  be  required  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  necessary  common  schools  of  their  county  for  the 
next  ensuing  scholastic  year  in  the  manner  prescribed 
by  Section  347,  sub-section  14,  of  the  General  Statutes, 
which  said  sum  so  borrowed  shall  be  paid  in  full  before 


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the  Board  shall  be  authorized  to  borrow  on  the  estimate 
for  any  succeeding  year.  Provided,  further,  that  noth- 

ing in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  to  invalidate  any  out- 

Existing 

standing  debt  of  any  county  as  now  existing  and  now  debts.  got  in- 

due, or  to  become  due,  or  as  requiring  any  Board  of  Pub- 

lic Instruction  to  pay  the  same  in  full  before  being  per- 

mitted to  borrow  eighty  per  cent  on  the  estimate  for  the 

next  ensuing  year,  or  to  prohibit  any  Board  from  fund- 

ing or  refunding  at  its  maturity  any  debt  created  and 

existing  on  or  before  July  1st,  A.  D.   1915,  and  being 

thereby  prohibited  from  borrowing  eighty  per  cent  of  its 

income  for  the  ensuing  year,  as  provided  above  ;  and  pro- 

vided, further,  that  no  School  Board  shall,  after  July  1, 

1915,  incur  debts  of  any  nature  in  excess  of  the  estimated 

amount,  except  as  herein  provided. 

34.  It  shall  be  the  duty   of  the  County   Treasurer,  Treasurer. 
upon  presentation  to  him  of  the  county  scnool  warrants, 

to  pay  the  same,  if  there  are  any  funds  in  his  custody 
applicable  thereto,  and  if  there  are  no  such  funds,  he 
shall  endorse  the  fact  on  the  warrant,  with  the  dMle  of 
presentation,  and  affix  his  signature  thereto. 

35.  All  interest  payments  made  under  this  Act  shall  |£f|l'est  how 
be  by  warrant  issued  by   the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  in  the  same  manner  as  warrants  ror  other 
indebtedness  are  issued. 


(Boards  of  Public  Instruction  are  required  to  furnish 
free  text-books  to  children  financially  unable  to  procure  ^  AppeE 
them.) 

36.     Any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  or  the  Cn-  683f3'1915 
Board  of  Trustees  of  any  Special  Tax  School  District,  is  Authorized  to 

establish 

hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  establish  and  maiii-  Department 

of  Home 

tain  a  department  of  Home  Economics,  or  a  department  Economics. 
of  Home  Demonstration  Work,  in  any  of  the  high  schools 


Canning  and 
corn  clubs, 
etc. 


Who  may  be 
employed. 


of  this  State,  and  to  pay  the  expenses  of  such  departments 
out  of  any  public  school  fund  at  their  disposal. 

37.  This  Act    (Sec.  36)    shall  extend  to  and  include 
canning  clubs,  corn  clubs   and  departments  of  agricul- 
ture, to  acquire  land,  stock,  fertilizer,  seed  and  imple- 
ments necessary  to  maintain  the  same.     And  no  person 
shall  be  employed  to  demonstrate,  teach  or  instruct  in 
any  of  the  departments  mentioned  herein  who  does  not 
hold  a  certificate  of  graduation  from  a  recognized  college, 
university  or  normal  school,  indicating  special  training 
in  home  economics,  home  demonstration  work  or  agricul- 
tural work,  or  any  one  who  has  not  had  satisfactory  expe- 
rience in  Home  Economics  or  canning  club  work. 

38.  County    Boards    of    Public    Instruction    are    fur- 
ther empowered  under  this  Act  to  employ  County  Agents, 
who  shall,   under  the  joint   supervision   of   the   County 
Superintendent  of  Public   Instruction   and   the  Florida 
State  College  for  Women,  or  the  University  of  Florida, 
conduct  practical  demonstration  work  in  home  economics, 
girls'  and  women's  contest  work,  canning  club,  corn  club, 
or  agricultural  work,  and  other  movements  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  country  home  life,  and  shall  aid  the  County 
Superintendent  and  teachers  in  giving  practical  educa- 
tion in  home,  farm,  or  garden  economics. 


e  :>>1)-     Xo  b°ard  of  public  instruction  shall  have  power 

contract  with  to  enter  into  contract  with  any  of  its  members,  except 
for  ^e  purpose  of  obtaining  school  sites. 


County 
Demonstra- 
tion Agents. 


members. 


Ib.,   Sec.  349. 


School  Board 
districts. 


40.  The  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  in  each 
county  shall  divide  their  respective  counties  into  three 
county  school  board  districts  so  as  to  place  in  each  dis- 
trict, as  nearly  as  practicable,  the  same  number  of  quali- 
fied voters,  the  lines  of  said  district  to  be  so  drawn  as  to 
place  each  election  district  wholly  within  one,  or  another, 


of  said  county  school  board  districts;  and  the  members 
of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  file  in 
the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court  for  such 
county  a  certificate  of  their  said  action,  containing  a 
description  of  the  boundaries  of  said  districts,  and  nain-  Boundaries 
ing  the  election  districts  comprising  each  county  school 
board  district,  which  certificate  shall  be  published  in  a 
newspaper  published  in  the  county,  or  if  there  be  no 
newspaper  published  in  the  county,  then  by  posting  at  the 
county  court  house  door  for  four  weeks  thereafter. 

The  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  may  there-  when 
after  change  the  boundaries  of  any  such  districts  at  a 
meeting  in  July  of  the  year  of  a  general  election,  but 
such  change  shall  be  certified  in  the  Clerk's  office  and 
published  as  required  for  fixing  such  districts  in  the  first 
instance. 

41.  All  vacancies  on  said   Board  of  Public   Instruc-   Ib    Sec  350. 
tion  shall  be  filled  for  the  unexpired  term  by  appoint-   Jo^finS 
ment  by  the  State  Board  of  Education  on  the  nomina- 
tion of  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

County  Superintendent. 

42.  The  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction   Ibv  Sec.  351. 

-, .  Duties  of. 

is  directed: 

First. — To   make  timely   inspection   of  the   county,   to   TO  ascertain 

where  schools 

ascertain  the  location  in  which  schools  should  T>e  estab-  needed, 
lished,  the  number  of  youth  who  would  attend  each,  and 
the  amount  of  aid  that  the  citizens  of  the  neighborhood 
will  contribute  to  encourage  the  establishment  of  a  school. 

Second. — To  visit  each  school  at  least  once  during  each   TO  visit 

5        .         and  examine 

school  term,  and  to  make  a  thorough  examination  of  its   schools. 
conditions  as  respects  the  progress  of  the  pupils  in  learn- 


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ing,  the  order  and  discipline  observed,  the  system  of 
instruction  pursued,  the  attendance  of  the  pupils,  the 
mode  of  keeping  school  records,  the  character  and  con- 
dition of  the  school  buildings,  furniture,  books,  apparatus 
and  premises,  the  efficiency  of  the  School  Supervisor,  the 
interest  and  co-operation  of  the  citizens  in  regard  to 
TO  give  ad-  educational  matters,  and  to  give  such  advice  as  he  may 

vice.  , 

deem  proper. 
TO  awaken          Third. — To  do  all  in  his  power  to  awaken  an  increased 

interest. 

interest  in  parents,  guardians,  School  Supervisors  and 
teachers,  with  regard  to  the  better  education  of  youth  in 
every  respect  and  the  general  diffusion  of  knowledge. 

oversight  of        Fourth. — To  confer  with  the  School  Supervisors  fre- 

School   Super- 

quently,  and  see  that  they  attend  to  their  duties,  keeping 
them  supplied  with  a  copy  of  the  school  laws,  decisions, 
blanks  and  regulations  of  the  department. 

TO  select  Fifth. — To  select  for  School  Supervisors  persons  whose 

Supervisors. 

character,  qualifications  and  sympathy  with  education 
specially  commend  them  to  those  positions. 

TO  keep  Sixth. — To  keep  a  record  by  number,  name  and  descrip- 

record  of  each 

school.  tion  of  the  locality  of  each  school  established,   of  the 

expenses  incurred  for,  and  of  his  visits  of  inspection  to, 
the  several  schools. 

TO  furnish  Seventh. — To  notify  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 

iSntendOTtpinI  Instruction,  immediately  upon  entering  upon  his  duties, 
the  names  and  addresses  of  all  county  school  officers. 

Tutese°Ide  dls"  Eignth- — To  decide  upon  questions  and  disputes  which 
arise  when  submitted  to  him  by  the  parties  interested, 
and  to  refer  his  decisions  to  the  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 


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Ninth.— To  see  that  the  interests  of  the  county   are  Je°resgtusar0df  in" 
properly  guarded,  and  its  rights  secured  in  the  making  coS?rJctass  and 
and  performance  of  every  contract  for  the  construction 
of  school  buildings,  or  for  other  purposes;  and  that  all 
moneys  apportioned  to  or  raised  by  the  county  are  applied 
to  the  objects  for  which  they  were  granted  or  raised  * 

Tenth. — To  revoke  or  suspend  certificates  and  suspend 
those  issued  by  other  authority  for  cause  manifest )y 
sufficient,  giving  notice  in  writing  to  the  authority  issuing 
them,  and  of  the  grounds  for  so  doing;  also  notifying 
the  teacher  in  like  manner,  and  of  the  right  of  appeal, 
to  whom  and  when  the  appeal  should  be  made. 

Eleventh.— Acting  as  Secretary  of  the  County  School 
Board,  he  shall  make  and  forward  monthly  a  certified 
copy  of  the  Tax  Collector's  monthly  lists  of  persons 
who  have  paid  their  poll  taxes,  to  the  State  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction,  who  shall  file  and  preserve 
the  same  in  his  office  as  a  part  of  the  public  records  and 
furnish  copies  when  requested  by  the  citizens  of  this 
State. 

Twelfth. — Before  the  fifteenth  day  of  May  in  the  year  T^ 
of  1910  and  every  ten  years  thereafter  he  shall  take  the  ceusus. 
census  of  all  school  children  in  his  county,  between  the 
ages  of  six  and  twenty-one  years;  and  if  any  such  chil- 
dren be  idiots  or  insane,  or  blind,  or  deaf  mutes,  he  shall 
so  state,  and  he  shall  report  such  census  to  the  school 
board  of  the  county,  and  to  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June 
of  the  year  of  which  such  census  shall  be  taken.  He 
shall  certify  to  such  report  as  being  correct,  and  shall 
be  paid  three  cents  for  each  child  so  reported.  And 
upon  his  failing  to  perform  the  duties  herein  required  of 
him,  he  shall  be  relieved  of  office.  In  case  he  shall  employ 
any  person  to  assist  in  making  any  such  enumeration 


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of  such  children,  such  person  or  persons  shall  make  a 
sworn  statement  showing  when  and  where  such  enumera- 
tion was  made  and  that  the  same  is  correct,  and  the 
same  shall  be  filed  with  the  school  board  as  part  of  his 
report. 

statements  to       (Countv  Superintendents  must  furnish  to  the  Comp- 

Comptroller. 

troller,  when  called  for,  financial  statements  giving  an 
accurate  report  of  all  the  receipts,  disbursements,  unpaid 
warrants  and  assets  and  liabilities  in  such  form  as  to 
set  forth  the  condition  of  county  and  district  school 
funds.— Ch.  6813,  Laws  of  1915;  See  Appendix.) 

Supervisors. 

ib.,  sec.  352.        43.     Every  Supervisor  is  directed: 

Duties  of. 

TO  report  First. — To  supervise  the  work  and  management  of  the 

monthly. 

school,  and  its  interest,  over  which  he  is  appointed,  and 
report  monthly  to  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

Second. — To  supervise  the  construction,  rental,  repair 

to^utfdS?1!?     anc^    improvement    of    the    school    buildings,    furniture, 

fences,  grounds  and  fixtures ;  to  procure  a  copy  of  the 

school  laws,  regulations  and  decisions  for  the  use  of  the 

teacher  and  his  own  instruction. 

TO  co-operate       Third. — To  attend  at  all  times,  when  requested  by,  and 

ler'    co-operate  with  the  teacher  in  his  effort  to  elevate  the 

character   and   condition  *of   the    school ;    to    review    all 

suspensions  from  school  by  the  teacher  of  pupils  guilty 

rfo   review 

suspensions,      of  gross  misconduct  and  a  disregard  of,  and  persistent 

and  report. 

opposition  to,  the  authority  of  the  teacher,  and  to 
promptly  report  the  same  to  the  County  Superintendent 
of  Public  Instruction. 


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Duties  of  Other  Officers  in  Relation  to  Schools. 

44.  The   treasurer   of   the   board    of   education    shall   J,1?.,  Sec.  319- 

fet3.ro    J.ro8.s- 

keep  an  account  with  the  several  counties,  in  which  he  account  ^fth 
shall  credit  each  county  with  its  proportion  of  its  income   each  county- 
of  the  common  school  fund,  and  of  the  fund  raised  by 
the   one-mill    tax    authorized   by   the   Constitution,  -and 
shall  charge  each  with  the  amount  receipted  for  by  the 
treasurers  of  the  boards  of  public  instruction. 

45.  The  several  tax  collectors  shall  receive  only  the  ib ,  Sec.  320. 
current  funds  of  the  United  States  in  payment  for  all   to  receive 
taxes  provided  for  in  this  article,  except  such  certificates  funds. 

Or  school 

of  indebtedness  as  may  be  issued  by  the  county  boards  of  warrants, 
public  instruction,  which  shall  be  receivable  for  county 
school  taxes. 

46.  Every  officer  having  moneys  which  by  law  go  to  Ib    Sec  321< 
the  State  school  fund  shall  pay  the  same  to  the  State  ^hooib^neys 
Treasurer,  and  every  officer  having  moneys  which  by  law  r        3e  pald' 
go  to  the  county  school  fund  shall  pay  the  same  to  the 

county  treasurer. 

(Office  of  County  Treasurer  abolished.  Banks  to  be 
county  depositories.  See  Ch.  6932,  Laws  of  1915,  Ap- 
pendix.) 

47.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  treasurer  of  the  school  ib.,  sec.  322. 
fund  of  each  county  in  this  State  by  the  first  Monday  in  statement  of 
each  and  every  month,  to  prepare  and  file  with  the  county  Treasurer. 
superintendent    of   public    instruction    of   his    county    a 

detailed  and  itemized  statement  in  writing,  showing  all 
the  sums  of  money  received  by  such  treasurer  during  the 
month  next  preceding,  and  from  wThom  and  from  what 
source  received,  and  all  amounts  by  him  paid  out  during 
such  time  and  to  whom  paid,  and  describing  by  date, 
number  and  amount  all  warrants  paid. 


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Ib.,  Sec.  323. 
Financial 
statement  to 
be  filed  with 
Clerk. 


Ib.,  Sec.  324. 
County  Com- 
missioners 
authorized  to 
purchase  real 
estate. 


School  main- 
tenance first 
claim. 


48.  The  financial  statement  of  accounts  herein  pro- 
vided for,  when  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  circuit  court, 
shall  be  securely  kept  by  him  and  shall  at  all  times  be 
open  to  the  examination  and  inspection  of  the  people  of 
the  county  and  without  fee  or  charge. 

49.  The  board  of  county  commissioners  of  any  county 
in  this  State  upon  the  request  of  the  board  of  public 
instruction  in  such  county,  after  an  affirmative  vote  of 
the  qualified  voters  who  are  taxpayers  therein  and  have 
paid  all  taxes  due  by  them  for  two  years  next  and  preced- 
ing said  election  in  any  special  tax  school  district,  or 
county,  are  hereby  authorized  to  contract  debts  for  the 
purchase  of  real  estate  to  be  used  for  educational  pur- 
poses for  the  erection  of  school  buildings  and  to  pay  such 
debts  out  of  the  current  income  of  any  year,  or  out  of 
the  income  of  succeeding  years,  and  are  authorized  to 
borrow  money,  from  time  to  time,  as  occasion  may  re- 
quire to  discharge  any  debt  or  liability  incurred  for  the 
purchase   of  real   estate  for  such   purpose,   which   debt 
shall  be  a  charge  or  lien  only  upon   such  special   tax 
school  district  or  county  as  the  case  may  be:    Provided, 
That  the  necessary  expenses  of  maintaining  the  schools 
in  any  county  during  any  year  shall  constitute  the  first 
claim  against  the  school  fund  of  that  year. 


Examinations   and   Certificates   for   Teachers. 


ib.,  Sec.  353.  50.  There  shall  be  held  two  examinations  a  year  in  each 
examinations  county  in  the  State,  beginning  on  Tuesday  after  the  first 
Monday  in  June  and  September,  and  each  may  continue 
one  or  more  days  at  the  discretion  of  the  examiner,  and 
a  vote  of  the  examinees:  Provided,  That  only  one  exam- 
ination shall  be  held  in  any  county  if  two  be  found 
unnecessarv. 


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51.  At  least  one  of  the  examinations  of  teachers  shall  gjj'e  seexc;  855- 
be  held  at  the  county  seat  of  the  county  in  which  the 
examination  is  held:  Provided,  That  where  two  exami- 
nations are  held  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion may  designate  another  convenient  place  for  holding 
one  of  such  examinations  other  than  the  county  site. 

52..  The  State  Superintendent,  for  sufficient  cause, 
may  order  examinations  held  on  days  other  than  those 
prescribed  in  Section  353  (50). 

53.  Candidates  for  third,  second  and  first  grade  cer- 
tificates  shall  be  examined  by  the  County  Superintendent  certificates 
of  Public  Instruction  on  questions  prepared  in  all  cases 

by  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.  The 
questions  shall  be  sent  sealed  to  the  County  Superin-  ?e^etstseaied. 
tendents  of  the  various  counties,  which  seal  shall  not  be 
broken  until  the  morning  of  the  day  on  which  the  ques- 
tions for  that  day  are  to  be  used,  and  then  only  in  the 
presence  of  the  persons  assembled  for  examination. 

54.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any   school   official,   or 
employe  of  any  school  board  or  school  official,  to  divulge 

to  another  any  of  the  questions,  or  to  give  possession  of  ciuestions- 
any  of  the  questions  or  question  sheets,  or  information 
pertaining  thereto,  to  be  used  in  any  Uniform  Teachers' 
Examination  in  this  State,  except,  as  provided  for  by 
law,  to  those  lawfully  entitled  to  receive  such  questions 
or  question  sheets. 

55.  Any  person  or  persons  convicted  of  the  violation   n>. 

Penalty. 

of  the  provisions  of  Section  1  of  this  Act  (Section  54 
above)  shall  forever  thereafter  be  disqualified  for  hold- 
ing any  public  office  of  honor  or  trust  in  this  State. 

56.  It   shall   be   unlawful   for   any    applicant   for   a   TO'  gain 
teacher's  certificate  in  any  way  to  gain  possession  of  any  ° 
question   or  question   sheets,   or  information   pertaining 


Ib. 

Penalty. 


To  sell  ques- 


Proviso. 


thereto,  to  be  used  in  the  Uniform  Teachers*  Examina- 
tion except  as  provided  for  by  law. 

57.  Any  applicant  convicted  of  the  violation  of  the 
provisions  of  Section  3  of  this  Act   (Section  56  above) 
shall  be  forever  barred  from  holding  a  teacher's  license 
in  this  State,  or  from  teaching  any  public  school  in  this 
State. 

58.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  or  persons, 
to  have  in  his  possession,  or  to  sell  or  to  offer  for  sale, 
any  of  the  questions  or  question  sheets  to  be  used  in  any 
Uniform  Teachers'  Examination  in  this  State,  or  to  use, 
or  offer  for  use,  any  of  said  questions  for  pecuniary  gain : 
Provided,  however,  That  any  person  or  persons  named 
by   the   State   Superintendent   of  Public    Instruction   to 
prepare  or  assist  in  preparing,  printing  and  distributing, 
any  such  questions,  and  transportation  companies  in  so 
far  as  the  lawful  handling  of  the  same  for  purposes  of 
transportation,  shall  not  be  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this 
Act  so  far  as  it  applies  to  the  possession  of  such  ques- 
tions or  question  sheets ;  but  in  no  case  shall  this  be  con- 
strued to  exempt  any  person,  or  persons,  or  any  associa- 
tion of  persons,  from  the  penalty  imposed  for  selling,  or 
offering  for  sale,  or  otherwise  unlawfully  divulging,  said 
questions  or  question  sheets. 

59.  Any  person,  or  persons,  or  association  of  persons, 
convicted  of  a  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
tion 5  of  this  Act   (Section  58  above)   shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a   misdemeanor,   and   shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  six  months. 

Gen.  stats.,          go.     The  candidates  for  certificates  shall  asfc  no  ques- 

Sec.  359.  .  .    ,  „  , 

Candidates,       tions,  nor  receive  any  assistance  from  any  source  during 
the  examination.    In  case  any  examinee  may  be  In  doubt 


Ib. 
Penalty. 


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as  to  the  meaning  of  any  question,  he  or  she  may  state  in  grocedurc  ^ 
writing  the  point  in  doubt  and  answer  accordingly,  which  aoubt. 
answer  shall  receive  due   consideration  in  grading  the 
papers. 

61.  All  examination  papers  shall  be  prepared  in  the  it>.,  Sec.  seo. 

Method  of  ex- 

presence  of  the  County  Superintendent  or  his  appointed  amination. 
assistant,  who  shall  collect  the  questions  and  answers 

on  each  branch  as  completed,  and  said  examiner  shall   Duties  of  ex- 
aminer. 

accept  no  paper  of  any  examinee  containing  a  name  or 
mark  which  would  indicate  to  any  other  than  the  exam 
iner  its  author.  Said  examiner  shall  himself,  on  collect 
ing  each  paper,  designate  it  by  a  number  known  only 
to  himself,  and  shall  keep  a  record  by  number  and  name 
of  the  author  of  each  examination  paper.  Every  exam- 
inee shall  complete  and  hand  in  the  answers  on  eadi 
branch  before  the  questions  on  any  other  branch  shall  be 
given  out.  When  every  examinee  has  completed  all  the 
branches,  the  examiner  shall  arrange  and  bundle  together 
all  the  papers  of  each  examinee,  and  shall  deliver  the 
whole  to  a  grading  committee. 

62.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  teach  in  the  pub-  ^o'  t|!ch361' 
lie  schools  of  the  State  of  Florida  who  does  not  hold  a   SgJgJ*  iscer' 
teacher's  certificate  granted  in  accordance  with  the  pro-  illegal- 
visions  of  this  Act:  Provided,  That  County  Superintend- 
ents may  hold  a  special  examination,  and  issue  temporary 
certificates  for  a  term  not  longer  than  the  interval  be 

tween  the  regular  examinations :  Provided,  The  applicant 
for  such  certificate  furnishes  satisfactory  reasons  for 
having  failed  to  attend  the  regular  examination:  Pro- 
vided, That  no  person  shall  be  permitted  the  benefit  of  a 
second  special  examination  under  the  provisions  of  this 
Act:  Provided  further,  That  no  certificate  issued  under 
the  Laws  of  this  State  since  January  1,  1894,  shall  be 
rendered  void  by  this  Act. 

3— DSL 


lb.,  Sec.  804. 
Certificate  of 
character. 


f{(o2i:  ***"  Tnere  sna11  be  seven  grades  of  teachers'  certifi- 
cates, issued  as  herein  specified  and  named,  respectively, 
to-wit:  Third  grade,  second  grade,  first  grade,  primary, 
special,  State  and  life  certificates. 

ib.,  sec.  363.        64.     No   certificate,    except   life   certificates,    shall    be 

Examination  .       ,. 

to  be  written,   issued  except  on  written  examination,  or  on   oral   and 
written  examination  as  provided  by  law. 

(>f>.  The  applicant  for  the  certificate  of  any  grade,  to 
be  eligible  for  examination,  shall  present  to  the  exam- 
iner an  endorsement  of  good  moral  character  from  (wo 
responsible  persons,  and  shall  pay  an  examnanon  fee  of 
one  dollar.  The  examiner  shall  turn  over  to  the  County 
Treasurer,  immediately  after  any  examination,  the  sum 
of  one  dollar  for  every  person  examined,  taking  his 
receipt  therefor,  and  for  failure  to  make  such  disposition 
shall  be  subject  to  prosecution.  The  fund  arising  from 
examination  fees  shall  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the 
county  school  fund. 

66.  A  third  grade  certificate  shall  be  issued  to  any 
eligible  applicant  who,  in  the  uniform  examination  in 
orthography,  reading,  geography,  arithmetic,  English 
grammar,  United  States  history,  physiology,  theory  and 
practice  of  teaching,  composition,  agriculture  ana  civil 
government,  shall  have  made  a  grade  in  no  branch  below 
forty  per  cent,  and  an  average  grade  of  sixty  per  cent, 
in  all  the  above  branches. 

A  third  grade  certificate  shall  be  valid  for  two  years 
from  the  date  of  issue,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by 
law: 


Ib.,  Sec.  365. 
(See  also 
Ch.   r,938. 
Laws  of 
1009.) 

Requirements 
for  Third 
<Jrade 
Certificate. 


Valid  two 
years. 


Bee.  366.  67-  A  second  grade  certificate  shall  be  issued  to  any 
eligible  applicant,  who,  in  the  uniform  examination  In  all 
the  branches  prescribed  for  a  third  grade  certificate,  shall 


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have  made  a  grade  in  no  branch  below  sixty  per  cent,  and 
an  average  of  seventy-five  per  cent,  in  all  the  aforesaid 
branches. 

A  second  grade  certificate  shall  be  valid  for  four  years   valid  four 
from  the  date  of  issue,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by 
law. 

68.  A  first  grade  certificate  shall   be  issued  to  any    FbirstSeGrade7 
eligible  applicant  who  shall  have  been  examined  in  all    Certiflcate 
the  branches  prescribed  for  a  third  grade  certificate,  and 

in  algebra  and  physical  geography,  and  who  shall  have 
made  a  grade  in  no  branch  below  sixty  per  cent,  and  an 
average  of  eighty-five  per  cent,  in  all  the  .aforesaid 
branches. 

A  first  grade  certificate  shall  be  valid  for  five  years    Valid  flve 
from  the  date  of  issue,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by 
law. 

69.  A  primary  certificate  may  be  issued  by  the  State 
Superintendent  to  any  eligible  applicant  who  sha'll  fur- 
nish satisfactory  testimonials  as  to  peculiar  ntness  for 
primary  teaching,  and  who  shall  have  made  a  grade  of 
eighty  per  cent,  in  such  oral  and  written  examination  on 
primary  studies  and  methods  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
the  State  Superintendent,  with  such  assistants  as  he  may 

select.    Primary  certificates  shall  be  valid  for  four  years    valid  four 
from  the  date  of  issue,  except  as  otherwise  provided  by 
law,  and  shall  be  valid  only  for  teaching  in  the  first 
second  and  third  grades  of  the  primary  departments  o 
regularly  graded  schools,  or  in  public  kindergartens. 


Ib.,  Sec.  368 

Primary 

Certiflcate. 


years. 


Limitations. 


70.     A  special  certificate  may  be  issued  by  the  State 
Superintendent  to  any  eligible  applicant  who  shall  fur-   certificate 
nish  satisfactory  testimonials  as  to  peculiar  fitness  for 
teaching  any  one  or  more  branches  not  included  in  the 
requirements   for   second    grade   certificates,    and    shall 


369- 


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Valid  five 
years. 

Limitations. 


Ib.,  Sec.  370. 

State 

Certificate. 

Previous 
experience  of 
applicant, 
etc. 


Valid  five 
years. 


Ib.,  Sec.  371. 
State  Life 
Certificate. 


As  amended 
by    Ch.    6164. 
Laws  of  11)11. 


I'M.   6540. 
Laws  of  1913. 
Graduate 
State  Certifi- 
cate. 


make  a  grade  of  not  less  than  ninety  per  cent,  on  such 
branch,  or  branches,  in  such  examination  as  shall  be  pre- 
scribed by  the  State  Superintendent  with  such  assistants 
as  he  may  select. 

A  special  certificate  shall  be  valid  for  five  years  fv< 
the   date   of   issue,   and   only   for   teaching   the   special 
branch,  or  branches,  for  which  it  shall  have  been  issued. 

71.  A   State  certificate  may  be  issued  by  the  State 
Superintendent  to  any  eligible  applicant  who  shall  have 
taught  twenty-four  months  in  all,  eight  months  under  a 
first  grade  certificate  obtained  in  this  State,  and  shall 
have   passed    an    examination    conducted   by    the    State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  on  geometry,  trig- 
onometry, physics,  botany,  zoology,  Latin,  rhetoric,  Eng 
lish  literature,  psychology  and  general  history,  and  shall 
have  made  an  average  grade  of  eighty-five  per  cent,  with  a 
grade  in  no  branch  below  sixty  per  cent. 

A  State  certificate  shall  be  valid  for  five  years  from 
the  date  of  issue,  and  shall  be  valid  throughout  the  State. 

72.  A  life  certificate  good  in  any  part  of  the  State  and 
of  perpetual  validity,  may  be  issued  by  the  State  Super- 
intendent of  Public  Instruction,  without  examination,  to 
any  teacher  holding  a  State  certificate  issued  since  Jan- 
uary 1st,  A.  D.  1894,  and  who  has  successfully  done  high 
school  or  college  teaching  in  this  State  for  a  period  of 
eighteen  months  under  a  State  certificate,  and  who  shall 
present  satisfactory  endorsement  showing  eminent  ability 
in  teaching  and  school  government  from  three  persons 
holding  life  certificates. 

73.  (1)     All  graduates  of  the  normal  or  collegiate  de- 
partments of  the  University  of  Florida  and  College  fov 
Women,  and  any  other  colleges  and  universities  in  this 
State  that  will  submit  to  such  inspection  and  regulation 


37 

as  the  State  Board  of  Education  and  the  State  Board   Requirements 

therefor. 

of  Control  may  prescribe,  are  hereby  granted  a  State 
certificate;  Provided,  That  one-fifth  of  the  time  of  the 
collegiate  departments  be  devoted  to  professional  train 
ing;  and  Provided,  further,  That  at  a  regular  examina 
tion  conducted  at  the  close  of  the  Junior  and  Senior 
years,  of  all  such  graduates  as  come  under  the  provision* 
of  this  Act,  the  said  graduates  shall  make  a  general 
average  of  not  less  than  eighty-five  per  cent,  on  all  sub- 
jects, with  a  grade  of  not  less  than  sixty  per  cent,  on 
any  subject. 

(2)  Any  person  making  it  appear  to  the  State  Superin- 
tendent that  he  or  she  has  taken  advantage  of  the  pro 
visions  of  this  Act  shall  be  granted  a  State  certificate. 

Teacher-Training  Certificate. 

74.  (1).  All  persons  who  complete  the  Elementary  r^'w|8jf8ig15 
Professional  Course  in  the  Normal  School  of  the  State 
Institutions  of  Higher  Learning  in.  this  State,  or  an 
equivalent  course  in  the  Normal  Department  of  any  pri- 
vate University  or  College  in  this  State  which  shall  come 
under  the  provisions  of  Section  4  of  this  Act,  shall,  if 
they  have  made  an  average  -grade  of  seventy-five  per  cent, 
in  all  studies,  be  granted  a  Third  Grade  Teachers'  Train-  Third  Grade 

ing  Certificate,  which  certificate  shall  be  good  for  two   Trafnin?  Cer- 
tificate. 
years. 

(2).     Any  person  who  completes  the  Freshman  year  of   ItSber?""1* 
the  Normal   School  of  the  State  Institutions  of  Higher  *  Cer 

Learning  in  this  State,  or  an  equivalent  course  in  the 
Normal  Department  of  any  private  University  or  Col- 
lege in  this  State  coming  under  the  provisions  of  Section 
4  of  this  Act,  shall,  if  they  have  made  an  average  grade 


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of  seventy-five  per  cent,  in  all  studies,  be  granted  a 
Second  Grade  Teachers'  Training  Certificate,  which  cer- 
tificate shall  be  good  for  four  years. 


Taj?cher!?de  ^'  ^nv  P61"8011  wno  completes  the  Sophomore  year 
?iflacanteng  Cer"  of  the  regular  Normal  School  of  the  State  Institution* 
of  Higher  Learning  in  this  State,  or  an  equivalent  course 
in  the  Normal  Department  of  any  private  University  or 
College  in  this  State  which  may  come  under  the  provi- 
sions of  Section  4  of  this  Act,  shall,  if  they  have  made 
an  average  grade  of  eighty  per  cent,  in  all  studies,  be 
granted  a  First  Grade  Teachers'  Training  Certificate, 
which  shall  be  good  for  five  years. 

^aning^of  (4).     The  term  "private  university"   or  "college,"   as 

college.  °r  use(i  in  this  Act,  shall  be  construed  to  mean  any  institu- 
tion of  higher  learning  chartered  under  the  laws  of  this 
State,  maintaining  at  least  a  full  four-year  course  in  the 
liberal  arts  and  sciences  above  the  junior  high  school 
course,  together  with  a  recognized  standard  normal 
course  with  a  teaching  force,  equipment  and  training 
facilities  sufficient  to  insure  the  proper  training  of 
teachers,  said  teaching  force,  standards,  equipment  and 
training  facilities  to  be  approved  by  the  State  Board  of 
Education,  and  which  will  submit  to  such  further  inspec- 
tion and  regulations  as  the  State  Board  of  Education  may 
require. 

(5).  Any  private  University  or  College  meeting  the 
provisions  of  Section  4  of  this  Act,  and  which  desires  to 
take  advantage  of  the  provisions  thereof,  may,  on  appli- 
cation to  the  State  Board  of  Education  therefor,  be 
granted  all  the  rights  and  privileges  enjoyed  by  the  State 
Institutions  of  Higher  Learning.  provided  herein. 


89 


(6).  Any  person  who  desires  to  take  advantage  of 
the  provisions  herein  shall  present  to  the  State  Superin- 
tendent  of  Public  Instruction  a  statement  defining  the  r 
course  completed,  which  statement  shall  be  signed  by  the 
President  and  countersigned  by  the  Dean  of  the  Normal 
Department  of  the  Institution  in  which  such  course  was 
completed;  also,  shall  attest  the  good  moral  and  profes- 
sional character  of  the  applicant.  On  receipt  of  said 
statement  the  State  Superintendent  shall,  if  satisfied 
that  the  provisions  of  this  Act  have  been  complied  with, 
issue  a  Teachers'  Training  Certificate  to  the  applicant 
as  herein  provided.  The  blanks  for  such  statements  shall 
be  furnished  upon  application  to  each  institution  coming 
under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  by  the  State  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction. 


(7).     All    certificates    granted    under    the    provisions  t 

of  this  Act  are  hereby  declared  legal  and  valid,  and  shall   toach- 
entitle  the  holder  thereof  to  teach  in  the  public  schools 
of  this  State. 

Extension    and    Revocation    of    Certificates. 

75.  All  teachers  attending  any  of  the  (State)  Summer 
Schools  (herein  created)  and  whose  work  entitles  them  to 
credit  therefor,  upon  making  proof  of  the  same  to  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  are  hereby 
entitled  to  one  year's  extension  on  any  Florida  teacher's 
certificate  they  may  hold  and  which  has  not  fully  ex- 
pired, and  such  certificate  may  be  extended  one  year  for 
each  succeeding  session  attended  by  the  said  teacher. 

76.  A  first,  second  and  third  grade  certificate  may  be   g|£  gsta  ts. 
endorsed  by  the  County  Superintendent  of  any  county  in 

the  State,  and  shall  then  be  valid  for  its  unexpired  term 
in  the  countv  in  which  it  is  endorsed. 


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wheneFirst3' 
?ataesemaeytlbe 
!£tiiai.per' 


Life  First 

Grade  Certifi- 

Reteuisites 


Requisites 


ib.. 


77<  Whenever  the  holder  of  a  first  grade  certificate 
shall  present  to  the  County  Superintendent  of  any 
county  in  the  State  satisfactory  evidence  that  he  or 
she  has  taught  school  successfully  for  twenty  years  in 
this  State,  nine  years  of  which  shall  have  been  taught 
under  certificates  issued  since  January  1st,  A.  D.  1894, 
and  that  he  or  she  is  of  good  moral  character  and  faithful 
and  successful  as  an  instructor  and  disciplinarian,  the 
County  Superintendent  of  any  county  in  the  State  may, 
upon  further  examination  as  he  may  deem  necessary, 
endorse  said  certificate,  making  it  perpetually  valid  dur- 
ing the  life  of  the  holder  in  the  county  where  such 
endorsement  is  made. 

Whenever  anv  teacher  shall  present  satisfactory  evi- 
dence  that  he  or  she  has  taught  school  in  this  State  for 
six  years  under  first  grade  certificates,  the  average  grade 
of  such  certificate  being  not  less  than  ninety  per  cent., 
issued  since  January  1st,  A.  D.  1894,  and  that  he  or  she 
is  of  good  moral  character,  and  faithful  and  successful 
as  an  instructor  and  disciplinarian,  the  County  Super- 
intendent of  any  county  in  this  State  may,  without  fur- 
ther examination,  issue  to  such  teacher  a  first  grade  life 
certificate,  good  in  any  part  of  the  State,  and  of  perpetual 
validity  in  the  county  where  such  endorsement  is  made. 

Whenever  the  holder  of  a  primary  certificate  shall 
present  to  the  State  Superintendent  satisf  acton-  evidence 
of  having  taught  successfully  under  said  certificate  for 
four  years,  the  State  Superintendent  may  endorse  said 
certificate,  thereby  making  it  valid  during  the  life  of  the 
holder. 


374.        78.     A  certificate  of  any  grade  may  be  revoked  by  the 
of  authority  issuing  it  or  by  the  State  Superintendent  when 


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it  is  proved  that  the  holder  thereof  is  unsuccessful,  in- 
competent, or  guilty  of  any  immorality,  or  fails  to  be 
governed  by  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Department 
of  Public  Instruction. 

County    Grading    Committees. 

71).     The  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  prior  to    ib ,  sec.  375. 

Grading  Com- 

any  authorized  examination,  shall  appoint  three  teach-   mittee,  who 

eligible. 

ers  holding  the  MgJiest  grade  certificates  among  the  teach- 
ers of  the  county  as  a  grading  committee,  and  keep 
secret  the  names  of  persons  comprising  said  committee 
until  its  work  is  performed.  Said  committee  shall  im- 
mediately after  the  close  of  any  examination  carefully 
examine  and  grade  each  paper  turned  over  to  it  by  the 
County  Superintendent.  When  the  said  committee  shall 
have  completed  its  work,  it  shall  deliver  back  to  the 
County  Superintendent  all  papers  turned  over  to  it,  with 
a  gradation  sheet,  showing  the  grade  of  each  examinee  in  shift! tu 
each  branch  upon  which  he  or  she  was  examined,  also  the 
average  grade  and  rank  of  each  examinee. 

50.  The   County    Superintendent    shall    then,    for   the 
first   time,   make  known   to   the   grading   committee  the 
name  corresponding  to  the  number  of  any  examinee,  and   ( 
shall  then,  in  the  presence  of  said  committee,  present  his 
list  and  write  on  said  gradation  sheet  the  name  of  each 
examinee  after  his  or  her  proper  number.    The  said  grad- 
ing committee  shall   retain   one  copy   of  said   gradation 
sheet,  and  shall  file  one  with  the  County  Superintendent, 
who    shall    issue    certificates    to    the   examinees    making 
averages  according  to  the  provisions  of  Section   .°>P>1   to 
370  (Gen.  Stat.)  and  no  others. 

51.  All  examination  questions  and  answers  prepared 

by  the  applicants  for  certificates  shall  be  filed  in  the  SESwS"t»8 
office  of  the  County  Superintendent  and  properly  pre-  !^e£nd  pre" 
served  for  at  least  one  year,  and  in  case  any  candidate 


42 


Appeal  and 
fee. 


State  Super- 
intendent to 
appoint  com- 
mittee to 
regrade. 


Ib.,  Sec.  378. 
Pay  of 
County  Grad 
ing  Com- 
mittee. 


is  dissatisfied  with  the  grading  of  his  or  her  papers,  he 
or  she  may  file  a  notice  of  appeal  therefrom,  together 
with  a  fee  of  five  dollars,  with  the  County  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction,  who  shall  at  once  forward  the 
papers  of  such  applicant  to  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction.  Upon  the  receipt  of  such  papers  the 
State  Superintendent  shall  at  once  appoint  a  committee 
of  three  leading  teachers  of  the  State  of  Florida  who  shall, 
as  soon  as  practicable,  re-grade  such  papers  and  certify 
their  acts  to  the  County  Superintendent  of  the  county 
from  which  the  appeal  emanated,  and  these  grades  shall 
be  final,  and  the  County  Superintendent  shall  issue  cer- 
tificates based  upon  them  only.  Such  grading  committee 
of  appeals  shall  be  paid  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion of  the  county  from  which  the  appeal  emanated  the 
sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  each  for  each  set  of  pa- 
pers so  graded. 

82.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Board  to  pay 
the  members  of  the  grading  committee  two  dollars  per 
day,  and  five  cents  a  mile  each  way,  one  trip,  for  the  ac- 
tual distance  traveled,  and  for  the  time  necessary  for 
them  to  perform  their  work.  In  estimating  a  day,  ten 
hours'  actual  service  shall  be  counted  a  day,  and  not  more 
than  five  days  shall  be  allowed  for  the  completion  of  the 
grading  of  all  the  papers  after  any  examination. 


Duties   and   Powers   of   Teachers. 


Ib.,  Sec.  379. 
Directions  to 
teachers, 
with  regard 
to  advance- 
ment of 
pupils. 


88.     Every  Teacher  Is  Directed  : 

First. — To  labor  faithfully  and  earnestly  for  the  ad 
vancement  of  the  pupils  in  their  studies,  deportment 
and  morals,  and  to  embrace  every  opportunity  to  incul 
cate,  by  precept  and  example,  the  principles  of  truth, 
Itonesty  and  patritoism  and  the  practice  of  every  Christ- 
ian virtue. 


4:: 
Second. — To   require  the  pupils    to  •  observe    personal    To.  make  .cef- 

13.111  rGQuirc- 

cleanliness,  neatness,  order,  promptness,  and  gentility  of  Sfn{]|  of 
manners,  to  avoid  vulgarity  and  profanity,  and  to  culti- 
vate in  them  habits  of  industry  and  economy,  a  regard 
for  the  rights  and  feelings  of  others,  and  their  own  re- 
sponsibilities and  duties  as  citizens. 

Third. — To  see  that  the  school  house,  and  all  things  per-  £3u?£etont 
taining  thereto,  are  not  unnecessarily  defaced  or  injured.   Bunding 

Fourth. — To  enforce  needful  restrictions  upon  the  con-  needfui°ree 
duct  of  the  pupils  in  or  near  the  school  house  or  grounds,   torioondnuSctas 
avoiding  at  all  times  unnecessary  severity  and  measures 
of  punishment  that  are  degrading  in  their  tendency. 

Fifth. — To  suspend  pupils  from  school  for  ten  days  for  TO  suspend 

gross  immorality,  misconduct  or  persistent  violations  of  certain  of- 
fenses and  tc 
the  regulations,  giving  immediate  notice  to  the  parents  give  certain 

or  guardian  of  the  pupil,  and  to  the  School  Supervisor,   thereof. 
of  the  suspension  and  the  cause  of  it. 

Sixth. — To  hold  a  public  examination  at  the  close  of   ^amina  tenr 
each  school  term,  either  oral  or  written.  tions. 

Seventh. — To  deliver  up  the  keys  and  all  school  prop-  Jc°h<?oeilivei 

erty  to  the  Supervisor  on  closing  or  suspending  the  school,  pro 

and  in  all  things  to  conform  to  the  regulations  of  the  de-  reg\™n«onS. tc 
partment. 

84.     The  First  Friday  in  November  of  each  and  every  LaWso?4i9ii 
year  shall  be  set  apart  and  known  as  Mother's  Day  in  the   Dayhe' 
State  of  Florida. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  teachers  in  the  public  schools   J 
of  the  State  of  Florida  to  commemorate  Mother's   Day   rate- 
with  appropriate  exercises. 

(Arbor  Day,  First  Friday  after  First  Monday  of  Jan-   ^0) 
nary.    Duty  of  all  teachers  to  have  trees  planted.)  state 


44 


Gen.  Stats., 
Sec.  380. 
Exempt  from 
jury  and  mil- 
itary duty. 

lb.,  Sec.  381. 
Temporary 
absence  of 
teacher. 


Substitute 
must  be  ap- 
proved. 


Principal  to 
approve. 


Ib.,  Sec.  382. 
Teacher 
absent  more 
than  three 
days. 


lb.,  Sec.  383. 
Pay  forfeited 

wirthoufn< 


85.  No  teacher  while  actually  engaged  in  his  profes- 
sion shall  be  liable  to  military  or  jury  duty. 

86.  Whenever  a  teacher  in  a  public  school  of  this  State 
desires  to  be  temporarily  absent  from  duty,  not  to  exceed 
three  days,  and  shall  be  excused  from  duty  during  such 
absence  by  the  County  Superintendent,  or  by  the  Trustees 
or  Supervisor  of  such  school,  such  teacher  may  provide 
a  substitute,  who  shall  be  first  approved  by  the  County 
Superintendent,  Trustees  or  Supervisor  of  such  school, 
and  the  pay  of  such  absent  teacher  shall  be  left  to  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Board  of  Public  Instcuction,  for  the  time 
of  such  absence;  but  the  pay  of  such  substitute  shall  be 
provided  for  by  the  teacher  whose  place  is  thus  taken. 
When  any  such  teacher  referred  to  herein  is  employed  in 
a  graded  or  high  school,  the  principal  of  such  school  may 
approve  of  such  substitute  and  excuse  such  teacher. 

87.  When  a  teacher  in  a  public  school  of  this  State  is 
granted  leave  of  absence  from  duty  by  the  County  Super- 
intendent, or  Trustees  of  such  school,  for  a  time  exceed- 
ing three  days,  the  temporary  vacancy  shall  be  filled  by 
the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  or  by  the  County 
Superintendent,  or  by  the  Trustees  of  such  school,  and 
such  substitute,  if  practicable,   shall   be  one  holding   a 
teacher's  certificate  for  the  grade  to  be  supplied,   and 
shall  receive  such  pay  as  shall  be  agreed  upon  by  the 
County  Board,  or  by  the  Trustees  making  such  appoint- 
ment, before  entering  upon  duty.    The  pay  of  the  absent 

teacher  shall  cease  during  such  absence. 


88.  Any  teacher  absent  without  leave  shall  forfeit  pay 
for  the  time  of  such  absence:  Provided,  An  absence  of 
not  exceeding  two  days  may,  with  the  consent  of  the 
absence  County  Superintendent,  Trustees  or  Supervisor  be  made 
up  by  such  teacher's  teaching  additional  time :  Provided, 
This  section  shall  not  apply  to  graded  or  high  schools. 


89.  A  teacher's  monthly  report  shall  in  every  case,  ex- 
cept as  herein  provided,  be  made  for  twenty  days  of  actual 
teaching,  and  such  report  must  be  filed  with  the  County 
Superintendent  before  warrant  may  be  drawn  for  all  or 
any  part  of  such  service:  Provided,  That  a  school  holi- 
day occurring  in  any  scholastic  month  may  be  counted  as 
one  of  the  twenty  days  taught ;  and,  Provided,  That  when 
a  school  term  may  embrace  a  fractional  number  of 
months,  the  last  monthly  report  shall  be  made  for  a  frac- 
tional part  of  a  month,  and  payment  shall  be  made  for 
such  fraction  of  a  month. 


Ib.,  Sec.  384. 

Teacher's 

report. 

Must  be  filed 
to  receive 
pay. 


Holiday  to  be 
counted  as 
taught. 


Report 

for  fractional 

month. 


Rural  and  High  Schools. 
Grades  and  Prescribed  Instruction 


90.  The  uniform  system  of  public  free  schools  of  the 
State  of  Florida  shall  provide    for    twelve    consecutive 
school  years  of  instruction,  exclusive  of  kindergartens, 
normals,  colleges  and  universities,  and  such  other  schools 
as  may  be  designated  or  established  by  the  Legislature. 

91.  Each  school  year  of  instruction  shall  be  disignated 
as  a  grade,  and  no  official  course  of  study  shall  recognize 
less  than  a  school  year  of  eight  months  of  instruction  as 
constituting  the  work  of  a  grade. 

92.  The  first  two  grades  shall  be  known  as  primary 
grades ;  the  third,  fourth,  fifth  and  sixth  grades  shall  be 
known  as  intermediate  grades;  the  seventh  and  eighth 
grades  shall  be  known  as  grammar  grades;  the  ninth  and 
tenth  grades  shall  be  known  as  junior  high  school  grades, 
and  the  eleventh  and  twelfth  grades  shall  be  known  as 
senior  high  school  grades. 

(Note.     By  implication  of  Sec.  69  the  third  grade  is  a 
primary,  not  an  intermediate,  grade.) 


Gen.    Stat., 
Sec.  386. 
(Ch.  5382, 
Laws  of 
1905.) 
System 
provides  for 
12  vears. 


Gen.  Stats., 
Sec.  387. 
(Ch.  5382.) 
Grade  defined. 


Ib.,  Sec.  388. 
(Ch.  5382.) 
Classification 
of  grades. 


lb.,  Sec.  389. 
(Ch.  5382.) 
Instruction, 
primary 
grades. 


Ch.  6832, 
Laws  of  1915. 


lb.,  Sec.  390. 
(Ch.  5382.) 
Instruction, 
intermediate 
grades. 


Ch.  6832, 
Laws  of  1915. 


Ib.,  Sec.  391. 
(Ch.  5382.) 
Instruction, 
grammar 
grades. 


(See 

Ch.  5938, 
Laws  of 
1909.) 


Ib.,  Soc.  392. 
(Ch.  5382.> 
Instruction, 
high  school 
grades. 


lb.,  Sec.  393. 
High   school 
course   of 
study. 

Committee. 


93.  Instruction  shall  be  given  in  the  primary  grades 
in  reading,  spelling,  language,  physiology  and  hygiene, 
numbers,  and  writing,  and  such  lessons  in  music,  draw- 
ing, geography,   nature  study,   morals  and  manners,   as 
may  be  provided  for  in  the  county  course  of  study. 

(Teaching  of  evils  of 'alcoholic  stimulants  and  narcotics 
mandatory. ) 

94.  Instruction    shall    be i  given    in    the    intermediate 
grades  in   reading,   spelling,   language,   arithmetic,   geo- 
graphy, physiology,  hygiene,  writing,  elementary  science, 
such  lessons  in  music,   drawing,   history,  nature   study, 
morals  and  manners,  as  may  be  provided  for  in  the  county 
course  of  study. 

(Teaching  of  evils  of  alcoholic  stimulants  and  narcotics 
mandatory.) 

95.  Instruction  shall  be  given  in  the  grammar  grades 
in  reading,  orthography,  grammar,  arithmetic   (oral  and 
written)  science,  physiology,  geography,  history  and  civil 
government  of  Florida,  and  of  the  United  States,  and  such 
lessons  in  music,  drawing,  morals  and  manners,  manual 
training,   domestic   arts   and   sciences,   agriculture,    and 
civil  government,  as  may  be  provided  for  in  the  county 
course  of  study. 

96.  Instruction  shall  be  given  in  the  high  school  grades 
in  such  subjects,  and  to  such  extent,  as  shall  be  designated 
in  the  course  of  study  for  high  schools  hereinafter  pro- 
vided for. 

97.  Immediately  after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this 
Act,  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  shall 
appoint  a  committee  of  not  less  than  six,  nor  more  than 
ten,  of  the  most  capable  persons,  of  whom  not  less  than 
one-third  shall  be  presidents  or  principals  of  State  insti 
tutions  for  higher  education,  and  not  less  than  one- third 


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shall  be  principals  of  high  or  graded  schools,  aiid  these, 

together  with  himself,  at  the  earliest  practicable  date. 

shall  prepare  a  standard  course  of  study  for  high  school 

grades.     Said  course  of  study  shall  prescribe  minimum  m 

requirements,  and  shall  be  arranged,  as  far  as  practicable, 

to  secure  equality  of  mental  power  and  training  among 

those  completing  its  instruction,  and  to  insure  suitable 

preparation  for  entrance  into  the  lowest  college  classes 

of  the  State  institutions  for  higher  education;  but  shall 

not  prescribe  unnecessary  details  as  to  order  or  method  JJJibe°imnec- 

of  instruction,  though  it  may  recommend  such  details.   faifsry 

When  such  course  of  study  shall  have  been  prepared,  the 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  shall  cause 

same  to  be  printed  for  free  distribution. 

98.     The  members  of  the  committee  provided  for  in  the  3^^^' 
preceding  section  shall  serve  without  compensation,  but   pai<jmi 
they  shall  be  paid  all  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  per- 
forming the  services  required. 

1)9.     Any  public  high  school   maintained   by   taxation    it>.,  sec  395. 

( Cn.  o^Qo) , 

and  controlled  by  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc-  g«  ac£en5382 
tion,   which   shall   provide  instruction   of   the   character  Laws  of  1905- 
prescribed  by  law  for  high  school  grades,  and  which  shall    state  ^aid  for 
be  conducted  in  a  suitable  building    with    a    reasonable 
amount  of  furniture  and  equipment,  may  receive  from  the 
State  Treasury  aid  as  follows:     Any  high  school  which 
shall  maintain  only  the  first  two  or  junior  grades,  pre 
scribed  in  the  official  course  of  study  for  high  schools, 
shall  receive  $360.00  annually,  and  any  high  school  main- 
taining all  four,  or  junior  and  senior  high  school  grades, 
as  prescribed  by  the  State  course  of  study  for  high  schools, 
shall  receive  six  hundred  ($600.00)  dollars  annually.  (See 
note  to  Sec.  104  following) . 


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'amended6' 


school  which  shall  be  maiiitaiiied  not 
Lawshof5ilo5.   *ess  than  three  miles'  distance  from  any  town  or  city  of 


"nfded'   more  than  five  hundred  inhabitants,  which  shall  be  sup 
schools.  ported  by  the  public  school  funds  and  controlled  by  a 

County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  which  shall  provide 
all  instruction  of  the  character  prescribed  by  law,  in  in- 
termediate and  grammar  grades,  during  not  less  than 
eight  months  of  each  year,  and  which  shall  be  conducted 
by  not  less  than  two  qualified  teachers  in  a  suitable  build 
ing,  and  which  shall  have  necessary  equipment  and  fur- 
niture, shall  receive  from  the  State  Treasurer  two  hun- 
dred dollars  ($200.00)  annually;  Provided,  That  the 
three-mile  limit,  prescribed  in  this  section,  shall  not  apply 
to  schools,  the  pupils  of  which  are  prevented  by  natural 
harriers  from  attending  the  nearest  graded  schools. 

(See  Note  to  Section  104  following.) 


Ib.,  Sec.  397. 
How  State 
aid  granted. 
Duty  of 
County 
Board. 


Duty  of 
State  Board. 


101.  In  order  to  receive  aid  as  provided  for  in  the 
two  preceding  sections,  the  County  Board  of  Public  In- 
struction controlling  any  school  entitled  to  receive  same, 
shall  make  application  to  the  State  Board  of  Education, 
in  such  form  as  may  be  prescribed  by  said  State  Board 
of  Education,  not  later  than  January  1st  of  any  school 
year.  Upon  receipt  of  such  application  the  State  Board 
of  Education  shall  cause  investigation  of  same  to  be  made 
by  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  and 
if  satisfied  that  all  conditions  have  been  complied  with 
fully,  the  said  Board  of  Education  shall  make  requisi- 
tion upon  the  State  Comptroller  for  the  amount  due  un- 
der provisions  of  the  two  preceding  sections:  Provided, 
That  if  the  amount  appropriated  for  any  year  shall  prove 
insufficient  to  aid  all  schools  duly  entitled  thereto,  then 
the  amount  available  under  this  article  shall  be  prorated 
among  all  the  schools  that  have  complied  with  the  con- 
ditions herein  imposed. 


(See  Note  to  Section  104,  following.) 


4!) 

10l!.  Aid  shall  uiider  110  circumstances  be  granted  to 
the  same  school  a  second  time  during  the  same  scholastic 
year,  nor  shall  any  school  be  permitted  to  receive  aid  a 
.second  time  because  of  a  change  of  name,  number,  loca- 
tion, or  any  other  change  which  may  be  made  for  the  pur- 
pose of  securing  additional  aid  for  the  same  school,  or  for 
any  school  instituted  in  the  stead  of  the  same  school. 

(See  Note  to  Section  104,  following.) 

1(K>.     Kverv  public  school  in  this  State,  maintaining  an   cii.  sssi. 

Laws  of  1905. 

average  daily  attendance  of  eighty  (80)  percentum  of  the  school  amain- 
total  number  of  pupils  enrolled  in  such  school  during  the 


tendance. 

regular  term  as  now  provided  for  by  law,  shall  receive  aid 

from  the  State  in  a  sum  sufficient  in  each  case  to  main- 

tain such  school  for  two   ('2)    mouths  in  addition  to  the   TWO  months 

regular  term  of  such   school;    Provided,  That  no  school 

now  or  hereafter  receiving  aid  from  the  State  under  the    , 

Schools  not 

provisions  of  Chapter  5206  of  the  Laws  of  Florida  shall    pntlt'ed- 
be  entitled  to  the  benfits  of  this  Act. 

(See  Note  to  Section  104,  following.) 

104.     In  order  to  receive  aid  as  provided  in  Section    c\\.  sssi, 
one  (1)  of  this  Act  (see  Sec.  103  above)  the  County  Su-   county  supt.' 

to  report  to 

perintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  the  county  in  which   state  Board 

of  Ednra- 

the  school  or  schools  entitled  to  receive  same  may  be  lo-   tion. 
cated,  shall,  within  ten  (10)  days  of  the  expiration  of  the 
regular  term  of  such  school,  file  with  the  State  Board  of 
Education  a  certified  copy  of  the  reports  of  such  school, 
showing  the  average  daily  attendance,  upon  such  form  as   report  pre- 
may  be  prescribed  by  the  State  Board  of  Education.    Upon 
receipt  of  such  report  the  State  Board  of  Education,  if 
satisfied  that  all  conditions  have  been  fully  complied  with, 
shall  make  requisition  upon  the  State  Comptroller  for  the  Requisition  on 
amount  due  such  school  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act. 

4—  DSL 


5U 

(Sections  103  and  104,  preceding,  declared  unconstitu- 
tional by  the  Supreme  Court,  Board  Pub.  Inst.,  Santa 
Rosa  Co.  v.  Croom,  et  al.  ;  see  Fla.  Eeports,  No.  57,  p.  348. 
Since  this  decision,  schools  specified  in  Sections  99-102 
have  likewise  received  no  State  Aid  ;  also,  schools  specified 
in  Chapter  5657,  Laws  of  1907.) 

Kindergartens. 

105.     (1)   Any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  or 
Board   of   Trustees  of  any  special  tax  school  district,  is 
kindergar-        hereby  empowered  to  establish  and  maintain  kindergar- 
tens   in    communities    guaranteeing    the    attendance    of 
twenty-five  (25)  kindergarten  pupils. 

TO  be  part  of  (2)  Every  kindergarten  established  under  this  Act 
shall  be  a  part  of  the  public  school  taught  in  the  same 
community,  and  shall  be  under  the  direction  and  control 
of  the  principal  of  the  said  public  school. 

Teacher  must  (3)  No  person  shall  be  employed  to  teach  as  principal 
of  a  kindergarten  department  who  does  not  hold  a  certi- 
ficate of  graduation  from  a  reputable  kindergarten  train- 
ing school. 

State   Inspection  of   Schools. 

6539,  106.     Two  Rural  School  Inspectors  are  hereby  created 

by  this  Act,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Governor  upon 


the  nomination  of  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, and  shall  hold  their  positions  subject  to  the 
Duty  of  State  Board  of  Education.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 

of  these  Inspectors  to  devote  all  of  his  time  and  attention 
to  the  work  of  visiting  and  supervising  rural  schools,  and 
he  shall  perform  such  educational  work,  when  the  rural 
schools  are  not  in  operation,  as  may  be  required  of  him 
bv  the  State  Board  of  Education,  and  he  shall  work  under 


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the  direction  and  advice  of  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  to  whom  reports  shall  be  made  as 
required.  The  sum  of  Two  Thousand  Dollars  ($2,000.00) 
for  the  salary  of  each  is  hereby  appropriated,  and  Twelve 
Hundred  and  Fifty  Dollars  ($1,250.00)  for  the  traveling 
expenses  of  each,  out  of  any  funds  in  the  State  Treasury 
not  otherwise  appropriated,  for  each  of  the  two  years  be- 
ginning July  1,  1913  and  1914,  which  shall  be  paid  in 
monthly  installments  upon  the  requisition  of  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  upon  the  Comp- 
troller of  the  State. 

(This  appropriation  is  continued  for  two  years  begin- 
ning July  1,  1915.) 

Special   Tax  School   Districts. 

Gen.   Stats., 

107.     Each  county  shall  constitute  a  school  unit;  all  coun?y  school 

sub-divisions  of  a  county  for  school  purposes  shall  be  des-  unit- 

ignated  as  school  districts;  all  school  districts  levying  a  districts. 

school  district  tax  shall  hereafter  be  designated  as  special  special  tax 

.        .         school  dis- 

tax  school  districts,  and  all  schools  receiving  any  district   tricts. 
tax,  as  special  tax  schools. 


108.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  In- 
struction of  any  county  to  order  an  election  to  be  held  in 
any  subdivision  of  any  city,  or  incorporated  town,  com- 
munity or  subdivision  of  the  county,  at  such  time  and 
place  as  said  Board  may  direct,  whenever  one-fourth  of 
the  qualified  electors  that  pay  a  tax  on  real  or  personal 
property,  and  are  resident  in  such  city,  incorporated  town, 
community,  or  subdivision  of  the  county,  shall  petition  for 
such  election,  to  determine  whether  such  city,  incorpo- 
rated town,  community  or  subdivision  of  the  county  shall 
become  a  special  tax  school  district  for  the  purpose  of 
levying  and  collecting  a  district  school  tax  for  the  exclu- 
sive use  of  public  free  schools  within  the  district;  at  such 


Ib.,  Sec.  400. 
Proceedings 
to  establish. 
Duty  of  Board 
of  Public  In- 
struction. 
Order  elec- 
tion, after — 


Petition,   etc. 


B2 


(i)  creation 

of  district. 


of  Trustees11 
(3)  special 


Matters  to  be  election  the  following  matters  shall  be  determined  by  a 

voted  on. 

majority  of  the  ballots  cast  by  electors  qualified  as  herein 
prescribed,  except  that  the  three  persons  receiving  the 
highest  vote  at  such  election  shall  be  declared  School  Trus 
tees  of  said  district:  First,  whether  the  city,  incorpo- 
rated  town,  community  or  subdivision  of  the  county  shall 
Decome  a  special  tax  school  district;  Second,  who  shall 
be  the  School  Trustees  of  said  district:  Third,  the  num- 
ber  of  mills  of  district  tax  to  be  levied  and  collected  an- 
nually for  the  two  succeeding  years.  The  three  persons 
receiving  the  highest  number  of  votes  cast  shall  be  de- 
clared the  Trustees  elected  for  the  special  tax  school  dis- 
trict: Provided,  A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  be  in 
favor  of  creating  such  special  tax  district,  who  shall  serve 
for  *ne  next  ensuing  two  years  and  perform  the  duties 
hereinafter  prescribed. 

whatecet?tion  109'  Tlle  Petition  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section 
shall  prescribe  the  boundaries  of  the  subdivisions  of  any 
city  or  incorporated  town,  community  or  subdivision  of 
the  county  intended  to  be  formed  into  a  special  tax  school 
district.  The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  may,  however, 
in  change  the  boundaries  thereof  before  ordering  any  such 
election,  but  shall  in  no  case  include  territory  not  included 
in  the  original  petition,  and  shall  give  notice  of  any  such 
change  in  the  notice  of  election.  Special  tax  school  dis- 
tricts created  under  this  Act  shall  continue  until  dis- 
established or  changed  by  like  proceeding  as  those  by 
which  they  were  created.  The  petition  provided  for  by 
the  Preceding  section  shall  be  published  once  a  week  for 
four  successive  weeks,  in  some  newspaper  published  in  the 
county  having  a  general  circulation  throughout  the  coun- 
ty; and  the  publication  shall  state  when  such  petition  will 


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be  presented  to  such  Boards.  In  case  there  shall  be  no 
newspaper  published  in  the  county,  such  petition  and 
notice  shall  be  posted  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  the 
next  section  for  the  posting  of  notice  of  election. 

110.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public  In- 
struction  of  the  county  to  cause  a  notice  of  said  election   published, 
to  be  published  once  a  week  for  four  successive  weeks 

prior  thereto,  in  a  newspaper  published  within  the  county, 

and  having  a  general  circulation  throughout  the  county; 

but  if  no  newspaper  be  published  in  such  county,  then  it 

shall  cause  five  written  or  printed  notices  of  said  election 

to  be  posted  in  five  public  places  within  the  territory  in 

which  the  election  is  ordered.     It  shall  also  be  the  duty   TO  appoint 

of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  to  appoint  in-   i^dTcierks. 

spectors  and  clerks  for  said  election,  whoise  duty  shall  be    meir  duties. 

the  same  as  those  of  similar  officers  in  general  elections, 

except  as  herein  stated. 

111.  The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  canvass   {JJjJI6^4^ 
the  returns  of  election  as  made  to  it  by  the  inspectors  and  vass  returns, 
clerks  of  election,  and  declare  the  results  at  the  next  regu-   Declare 

lar  meeting  of  said  Board,  or  at  a  special  meeting  called 
for  that  purpose. 

112.  All  special  tax  school  district  elections  shall  be    n>.,  Sec-  404 

General 

held  and  conducted  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law  for   law  governs 

election. 

holding  general  elections,  except  as  provided  in  this 
article,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Supervisor 
of  Registration  of  any  county,  to  furnish,  upon  payment 
for  such  service,  to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, on  demand,  a  certified  list  of  the  qualified  voters  re- 
siding in  a  special  tax  school  district,  or  the  territory  to 
be  created  into  a  special  tax  school  district,  that  have 
paid  a  tax  on  personal  or  real  property  for  the  year  next 
preceding  any  such  special  tax  election. 

113.  All  qualified  voters  residing  within  the  territory 
sought  to  be  made  a  special  tax  school  district  that  pay    fo  vote 


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a  tax  on  real  or  personal  property  shall  be  entitled  to 
vote  in  said  election,  and  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall 
determine  any  matter  voted  upon,  pertaining  to  a  special 
c°st  ^ax  scno°l  district.  The  cost  of  the  publication  of  the 
notice  and  of  the  election  itself,  shall  be  paid  by  the 
Bounty  Board  of  Public  Instruction  out  of  the  first 
moneys  collected  from  the  special  tax  district. 

it>.,  Sec.  406.        114.    Elections  shall  be  held  bi-ennially  in  each  special 

Bi-ennially 

elections.  tax  school  district,  as  nearly  as  practicable  upon  the  an- 
niversary of  the  original  election  under  the  direction  of 
the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  to  determine  who 
shall  be  Trustees  for  the  next  succeeding  two  years,  and 
the  number  of  mills  of  district  school  tax  to  be  levied  for 
each  of  said  years;  said  election  shall  be  held  under  the 
same  rules  and  regulations,  and  qualifications  of  electors 
shall  be  the  same  as  prescribed  for  those  voting  in  the 
original  election  creating  a  special  tax  school  district. 

Trustees  have       ^^'    Whenever  a  special  tax  school  district  is  created 

supervision  and  Trustees  are  elected,  they  shall  have  the  supervision 
of  all  the  public  schools  within  said  district.  The  posi- 
tion of  Supervisor  shall  be  superseded  by  that  of  Trustees, 
and  the  duties  prescribed  by  law  for  the  Supervisors  shall 
he  performed  by  the  Trustees.  The  powers  of  Trustees 
shall  not  be  those  of  control,  but  of  supervision  only,  and 

?n  distHct0018  sha11  extend  to  all  of  the  public  schools  within  the  special 
tax  district.  Any  Trustee  failing  to  discharge  the  duties 

Removal  of.  nf  the  position  shall  be  removed,  after  due  notice  to  such 
Trustee,  by  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  and 
all  vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board  of  Trustees  from  any 

deTfineT  (<ause>  sha11  *>e  filled  for  the  unexpired  term  by  the  County 
Board  of  Public  Instruction,  upon  nomination  by  the 
patrons  of  the  schools. 

Rbeiativce  pow-       116*     A11  Pu*>lic  schools  conducted  within  a  special  tax 
BroSar0dfsCa°nUff ty  sch°o1  district  shall  be  under  the  direction  and  control  of 
the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  and  County  Su- 
perintendent as  in  other  districts,  and  subject  to  the  same 


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laws,  rules  and  regulations  prescribed  for  the  conduct  of 

other  schools,  except  that  the  Trustees    shall    have    the  Trustees 

nominate 

power  to  nominate  to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc-  teachers. 
tion  teachers  for  all  schools  within  such  special  district; 

Provided,  That  no  person  be  nominated  for  teacher  who  JJJo  £JJ[J  » 

does  not  hold  a  teacher's  certificate  unimpaired  by  sus-  Florida 

certificate. 

pension,  revocation  or  limitation,  or  that  will  not  remain 
in  full  force  for  the  term  of  school,  and  obtained  in  com- 
pliance with  the  laws  of  this  State.  The  County  Board  of  f0oarre^esctright 
Public  Instruction  shall  have  the  right  to  reject  any 
teacher  nominated,  and  in  case  the  second  nomination  of 
a  teacher  for  any  position  be  not  ratified,  the  said  Board 
shall  then  proceed,  on  its  own  motion,  to  fill  vacancies  in 
the  teaching  force  in  any  school  in  the  special  tax  school 
district. 

117.  The  Board   of  Trustees   shall   have  the  further  ^8?^s409 
right  to  say  what  proportion  of  the  school  funds  raised  Ration  o?pli 
within  the  district  shall  be  applied  in  any  year  to  build-  funds. 
ings,  repairs  on  buildings,  to  school  libraries,  to  salaries 

of  teachers  and  to  other  educational  purposes;  Provided, 
That  they  shall  make  a  fair  and  equitable  distribution  of 
the  funds  among  all  the  schools  in  the  special  tax  school 
district,  which  shall  be  shown  in  their  itemized  estimate. 

118.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  these  Trustees,  on  or  be-   u>,  sec.  410 

Trustees 

fort  the  first  day  of  June  in  each  year,  to  prepare  an  item 
ized  estimate,  showing  the  amount  of  money  necessary 
and  likely  to  be  raised  for  the  supplement  of  the  count) 
school  funds  appropriated  to  the  district  for  the  next  en-  TO  show 
suing  scholastic  year,  and  to  certify  therein  the  rate  of  itemized  esti- 
millage  voted  to  be  assessed  and  collected  upon  the  tax- 
able property  within  the  special  tax  school  district  for 
that  year.  This  estimate  shall  set  forth  clearly  the  appor- 
tionment of  money  raised  within  the  district,  prorated 
to  each  school  within  the  district,  stating  the  amount 
that  will  be  applied  to  the  salaries  of  teachers,  buildings. 


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To  be  made 
in  triplicate. 


furniture,  or  for  other  educational  purposes.  It  shall  also 
state  the  number  of  miles  of  railroad  track  and  telegraph 
lines  within  the  boundaries  of  the  district.  This  itemized 
estimate  shall  be  made  in  triplicate,  one  copy  to  be  filed 
with  the  clerk  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners,  one 
copy  with  the  Comptroller  of  the  State,  one  copy  with  the 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction:  Provided,  That 
where  there  are  no  railroads  or  telegraph  lines  in  such  dis- 
trict such  itemized  estimate  need  not  be  furnished  to  the 
Comptroller. 

119.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Commission- 
ers to  order  the  Assessor  to  assess,  and  the  Collector  to 
collect,  the  amount  legally  assessed  upon  the  property  of 
the  special  district,  at  the  rate  of  millage  designated  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  pay  the  same  to  the  County 
Treasurer.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Comptroller  of  the 
State  to  assess  all  railroads  and  railroad  property,  to- 
gether with  telegraph  lines  and  telegraph  property,  sit- 
uated in  such  special  tax  school  district,  and  to  collect  the 
taxes  thereon  in  the  same  manner  as  required  by  law  to 
assess  and  collect  said  taxes  for  State  and  county  pur- 
poses, and  to  remit  the  same  to  the  Treasurers  of  the  coun- 
ties, to  be  by  them  held  to  the  credit  of  each  special  tax 
school  district  fund  and  to  be  paid  out  as  hereinafter 
provided. 


DutySoCf  4  12°-     lt  sha11  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Board  of  Pub- 

ofOUpubi5°ard  lic  Instruction  to  add  the  amount  set  apart  for  the  sala- 
ries  of  teachers  in  each  school  within  the  special  tax  school 
district  to  the  county  appropriation  made  for  that  school, 
and  upon  this  determine  the  salaries  to  be  paid  teachers 
and  the  length  of  the  term  that  the  school  shall  continue, 
and  contract  with  teachers  for  the  full  term  that  said 
fund,  arising  from  both  county  appropriation  and  the 


Ib.,  Sec.  411. 
Duty  of 
County  Com- 
missioners to 
order  assess- 
ment and  col- 
lection of 
special  tax. 


Duty  of  State 
Comptroller. 


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special  tax  fund,  will  sustain  the  school.  The  part  of  this 
fund  arising  from  the  special  tax  shall  be  paid  to  the 
teachers  upon  the  order  of  the  County  Board,  based  upon 
reports  approved  by  the  Trustees,  the  same  as  other  school 
funds  are  paid  upon  the  endorsement  of  School  Supervis- 
ors. The  County  Treasurer  shall  be  liable  for  all  special 
tax  school  district  funds  upon  his  official  bond,  after  re- 
ceiving said  funds,  as  in  the  case  of  other  county  revenues. 

121.  The  special  tax  fund  set  apart  by  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  the  payment  of  teachers  shall  not  be  sub- 
ject to  requisition  for  any  other  purpose  by  said  Trus- 
tees; the  fund  estimated  for  other  educational  purposes 
shall  be  paid  out  by  warrants  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  of  the  county  upon  the  County  Treasurer, 
and  said  warrants  to  be  based  upon  requisitions  made 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  accompanied  by  itemized  bills 
for  things  purchased  or  work  performed.  All  special 
funds  collected  within  a  school  district  shall  be  disbursed 
solely  for  school  purposes  within  the  district  in  which 
the  tax  is  collected  and,  as  nearly  as  practicable,  in  the 
year  in  which. the  tax  is  collected,  upon  the  recommenda 
tion  of  the  Board  of  Trustees :  Provided,  That  the  Trus- 
tees shall  make  no  contract  with  any  of  its  members 
embracing  any  monetary  consideration. 


How  special 
tax  fund  paid 
out. 


Ib,  Sec.  413. 
Requisition  of 
trustees. 


Disbursed 
solely  for 
schools. 


Trustees  not 
to  contract 
with  them- 

solves. 


414, 
a 


122.     The  Trustees  of  any  school  district  shall  be  a  cor- 
poration, and  may  hold  property,  sue  and  be  sued,  and   corporation, 
perform    other    corporate    functions,    and    perform    the   S?t°ionse 
usual  duties  necessary  to  provide  buildings,  repair  the 
same,     and     to    purchase    libraries    and     other    school 
appliances :    Provided,  That  no  debt  shall  be  created  with-   Oounty  Board 
out  the  aproval  of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Tnstruc 
tion. 


to  approve 
debts. 


123.     Children  residing  outside  of  anv  special  tax  school    ib-,  Sec.  415. 

Non-resident 

district  shall  not  attend  school  in  any  such  district  with- 
out  the  consent  of  the  Trustees  thereof,  and  of  the  County 


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or  districts. 


Ib.f  Sec.  416 
Form  of 
ballot. 


Board  of  Public  Instruction :  Provided,  That  nothing  in 
this  Act  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  attendance 
from  an  adjoining  county,  provided  the  County  School 
Board  of  such  adjoining  county  shall  pay  a  pro  rata  share 
of  such  attendance.  Such  pro  rata  share  to  be  estimated 
by  the  Trustees  of  such  school  where  such  attendance  is 
made:  Provided  further,  That  pupils  from  other  districts 
or  sub-districts  shall  be  subject  to  same  conditions  as 
pupils  from  other  counties  as  herein  provided  for. 

124.  Each  voter  voting  at  any  such  election  shall  vote 
but  one  ballot,  and  the  same  shall  be  written  or  printed  in 
black  ink,  on  plain  white  paper,  and  be  substantially  of 
the  following  form,  according  as  he  may  desire  to  vote 
upon  any,  or  all  of  the  questions  submitted: 

For  (or  against)  Special  Tax  School  District 

For  School  Trustees  (stating  their  names) 


Maximum  tax  levy mills 

125.  Any  special  tax  school  district  may  at  any  time 
under  the  provisions  hereinafter  mentioned  abolish,  or 
extend,  or  contract  the  limits  of  such  special  tax  school 
district;  Provided,  That  no  special  tax  school  district 
shall  be  abolished  while  it  has  any  outstanding  indebted- 
ness without  first  making  provisions  for  the  liquidation 
of  such  outstanding  indebtedness. 


126.  Any  special  tax  school  district  may  be  abolished, 
flection,  how  Or  the  limits  thereof  extended  or  contracted,  by  a  majority 
vote  at  an  election  called  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion of  the  county  for  the  purpose,  after  publication  of 
snHi  notice  as  is  required  to  create  such  special  tax  dis- 


Ch.   5389, 
Laws  of  1905. 

Limits 
extended  or 
contracted. 


How 
abolished. 


Ib.,  Laws  of 
1905. 


trict,  at  which  election  the  qualifications  of  voters  shall 
be  the  same  as  in  elections  to  create  special  tax  school 
districts. 

127.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Tax  Assessors 
to  furnish  to  the  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  of  their 
respective  counties,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  October 
of  each  year,  the  total  amount  of  special  district  school 
tax  assessed  in  each  and  every  special  tax  school  district. 

Special  Tax  District  Bonds. 

(Chapter  6542,  Laws  of  1913.) 


128.     Whenever  the  residents  of  a  special  tax  school  f°r 


district  in   any   County  in   this   State  shall   desire  the  district 

issuance  of  bonds  by  said  special  tax  school  district  for 

the  purpose  of  acquiring,  building,  enlarging,  furnishing, 

or    otherwise    improving    school     buildings     or    school 

grounds,   or  for  any  other  exclusive  use  of  the  public 

free  schools  within  any  such  special  tax  school  district, 

they  shall  present  to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 

tion of  the  County  in  which  the  said  district  is  located  a 

petition  signed  by  not  less  than  twentv-fi  ve  per  cent,  of  25%  of  quail 

fled  electors 

the  duly  qualified  electors  residing  within  the  said  special    of  district. 
tax  school  district,  setting  forth   in  general   terms  the 
amount  of  the  bonds  desired  to  be  issued  and  the  purpose 
thereof,  and  that  the  proceeds  derived  from  the  sale  of 
such  bonds  shall  be  used  for  the  purposes  set  forth  in 

the  said  petition. 

i 

129.     At   their  first   meeting  after  the  receipt  of  the   Determine 
said  petition,   the  County  Board  of  Public   Instruction    bonds,  etc. 
shall  determine  by  resolution  to  be  entered  in  its  records 
what  amount  of  bonds  is  required  for  the  purposes  set 


Publication 
of  resolu- 
tion. 


Notice  of 
election. 


Qualified 
electors. 


Conducting 
election. 


forth  in  the  said  petition,  the  rate  of  interest  to  be  paid 
thereon,  and  the  time  when  the  principal  and  interest  of 
such  bonds  shall  be  due,  and  when  payable. 

130.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction,  upon  the  adoption  of  the  Kesolution 
provided  for  in  Section  2  of  this  Act  (Sec.  129),  forth- 
with to  cause  said  resolution  to  be  published  once  each 
week  for  four  successive  weeks  in  some  newspaper  pub 
lished  in  said  special  tax  school  district,  if  there  be  a 
newspaper  published  in  said  district,  and  if  no  such  news 
paper  be  published  therein,  then  in  some  newspaper  pub 
lished  in  the  County  in  which  said  district  is  located. 

131.  The   said   County   Board   of   Public   Instruction 
shall,  at  the  meeting  at  which  is  passed  the  resolution 
provided  for  in  Section  2  of  this  Act   (Sec.  129  above) 
also  order  that  an  election  shall  be  held  in  said  special 
tax  school  district  to  determine  whether  or  not  there  shall 
be  issued  by  said  district  the  bonds  provided  for  in  said 
resolution,    in    which    election    only    the   duly  t  qualified 
electors  thereof  who  are  freeholders  shall  vote,  and  prior 
to  the  time  of  holding  said  election  the  said  County  Board 
shall  cause  to  be  published  once  each  week  for  four  suc- 
cessive weeks,  in  a  newspaper  published  in  said  district, 
a  notice  of  the  holding  of  said   election,    which    shall 
specify   the   time   and    place   or   places   of   the   holding 
thereof;  or  if  there  be  no  newspaper  published  in  said 
district,  then  in  some  newspaper  published  in  the  County 
in  which  said  district  is  located. 

132.  The  election  provided  for  in  the  preceding  sec- 
tion of  this  Act  shall  be  held  at  the  place,  or  several  places 
in  said  special  tax  school  district  where  the  last  general 
election  was  held  throughout   said   district,   unless   the 
said  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  otherwise 
order,  and  the  said  County  Board  of  Public  Instruct  iV- 


OF  THE 
UNIVERSITY 


/ 

shall  appoint  inspectors  for  the  said  election,  and  cans 
to  be  prepared  and  furnished  to  said  Inspectors  the  bal 
lots  to  be  used  at  said  election;  the  form  of  the  ballots 
for   such   election   shall   be   "For   Bonds"   or   "Against 
Bonds."     The  inspectors  shall  make  returns  to  the  said   Returns. 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  immediately  after 
the  said  election,  and  the  said  County  Board  shall  hold 
a  special  meeting  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable  for  the 
purpose  of  canvassing  said  election  returns,   and  shall 
determine  and  certify  to  the  result  thereof. 

133.  If  it  shall  appear  by  the  result  of  said  election 
that  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  be  "For  Bonds/ 
the  said  County  Board  shall  be  authorized  and  requi 

to  issue  the  bonds  authorized  by  said  election  for  the 
purposes  specified  in  the  said  resolution  as  published, 
not  to  exceed  the  amount  therein  named;  but  if  the 
majority  of  the  votes  cast  shall  have  been  "Against 
Bonds,"  no  bonds  shall  be  issued. 

134.  If  the  result  of  the  said  election  shall  be  adverse   Limitation. 
to  the  issuance  of  said  bonds,  no  election  shall  be  held  for 

such  purpose  within  one  year  thereafter. 

135.  In  case  the  issuance  of  bonds  shall  be  author-   Advertising 
ized  by  the  said  election,  the  County  Board  of  Public    tor  bids 
Instruction  shall  cause  notice  to  be  given  by  publication 

in  some  newspaper  published  in  the  said  County,  that 
said  County  Board  will  receive  bids  for  the  purchase  of 
said  bonds  at  the  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  of  said  County,  on  or  before  the  expiration 
of  thirty  days  from  the  first  publication  of  said  notice. 
Such  notice  shall  specify  the  amount  of  bonds  offered 
for  sale,  the  rate  of  interest,  and  the  time  when  the  prin- 
cipal and  installments  of  interest  shall  be  due  and  pay 


Board  may 
reject. 


Bidders 

or  deposit. 


Form  and 
denomina- 
tion. 


able.  Any  and  all  bids  may  be  rejected  by  the  Board  if 
they  deem  it  for  the  interest  of  said  district  so  to  do, 
and  they  may  cause  a  new  notice  to  be  given  in  like 
manner  inviting  other  bids  for  said  bonds.  Said  Bonds 
shall  be  disposed  of  to  the  highest  bidder. 

136.  The  said  Board  of  Public  Instruction  may  require 
of  all  bidders  for  said  bonds  that  they  give  security  by 
bond,  or  by  a  deposit,  to  said  County  Board  that  the 
bidder  shall  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  bid;  and  any 
bidder  whose  bid  shall  be  accepted  shall  be  liable  to  the 
said  County  Board  for  all  damages  on  account  of  the  non- 
performance  of  the  terms  of  such  bid,  or  to  a  forfeiture 
of  the  deposit  required  by  said  County  Board. 

137.  The  County   Board   of   Public    Instruction    may 
prescribe  the  form  and  the  denomination  of  the  bonds  to 
be  issued,  and  such  bonds  may  be  issued  with  or  without 
interest  coupons  as  may  be  deemed  expedient. 


138.     The  proceeds  derived  from  the  sale  of  said  bonds 
shall  be  held  by  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 


(Ch.  6967, 
Laws  of 
1915.) 

and°expSended  and  shall  be  expended  by  the  said  Board  for  the  purpose 
Boardun          for  which  said  bonds  were  authorized  for  the  said  special 

school  tax  district,  and  shall  be  held  and  expended  in  the 

manner  following: 

First. — The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  deposit, 
or  cause  to  be  deposited,  the  proceeds  arising  from  the 
sale  of  bonds,  together  with  the  interest  in  sinking  fund 
collected  for  said  bonds,  in  any  bank  or  banks  of  the  dis- 
trict issuing  bonds  that  will  agree  to  pay  said  board  two 
(2%)  per  cent,  on  daily  balances  of  all  funds  so  depos 
ited,  and  four  (4%)  per  cent,  on  all  said  funds  deposited 
for  a  period  of  three  months  or  longer,  and  give  the  said 
board  a  surety  bond,  as  hereinafter  prescribed,  for  pro 
tection  of  said  deposits;  provided,  that  the  board  shall 


divide  the  deposits  herein  mentioned  equitably  among 
the  banks  of  the  district  that  will  meet  the  above  condi- 
tions; or,  in  case  no  bank  in  the  district  will  so  qualify, 
then  the  board  shall  deposit  the  money  in  the  banks  of 
the  county  that  will  qualify  as  above  provided  ;  or,  in  case 
no  bank  in  the  county  will  qualify,  then  the  board  will 
deposit  same  in  any  bank  in  the  State  that  will  so  qual-  Deposited  in 

banks  paying1 

ify;  and  any  bank  or  banks  before  receiving  any  moneys   interest. 
as  herein  provided  shall  file  a  written  offer  with  the  said 
board  guaranteeing  to  pay  two  (2%)   per  cent  on  daily 
balances  and  four  (4%)  per  cent  on  time  balances,  and 
shall  make  surety  bond  in  some  fidelity  company  duly 


authorized  to  do  business  in  this  State,  to  be  approved,   m°ankde  amonth- 

and  in  an  amount  to  be  fixed,  by  the  Comptroller  of  the 

State.     Said  bond  shall  be  to  the  Governor  of  the  State 

of  Florida,  and  shall  insure  that  the  said  bank   shall 

faithfully  discharge  duties  imposed  upon  it  on  account 

of  its  acting  as  depository,  and  shall  further  insure  the 

safe-keeping,  accounting  for  and  paying  over  by  said  bank 

upon  demand  all  money  that  may  come  into  its  hands  by 

virtue  of  its  acting  as  depository,  and  each  bank  acting 

as  depository  as  herein  provided  shall  make  a  monthly 

statement  to  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  showing 

amount  of  money  on  hand  to  the  credit  of  each  fund  at 

the  beginning  of  each  month,    the   amount    received    for 

each  fund,   the  amount  expended  from   each  fund,   the 

amount  earned  on  daily  balances  and  time  deposits,  in 

accordance  with  the  terms  of  contract;  which  amounts 

so  earned  shall  be  credited  to  the  Board  of  Public  In- 

struction to  the  interest  and  sinking  fund  of  the  district 

on  whose  deposit  the  said  interest  was  earned  :  provided. 


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that  the  money  in  time  deposits  account  shall  not  be  sub 
ject  to  check  until  transferred  to  daily  balance  account; 
and  provided,  further,  that  the  Board  shall  have  power 
at  all  times  to  transfer  money  from  either  account  to  the 
other. 

HOW  money          Second. — The  bank  acting  as  depository  as  herein  pro 

to  be  paid 

vided  shall  pay  out  any  and  all  money  coming  into  its 
hands,  by  virtue  of  its  acting  as  said  depository,  upon  a 
check  drawn  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 
signed  by  the  Chairman  of  said  Board,  and  counter- 
signed by  the  Secretary  of  said  Board,  with  the  seal 
of  said  Board  thereto  affixed,  and  the  said  Board  shall 
number  each  check  with  its  proper  number,  and  a 
issued  list  certified  by  the  Secretary  of  said  Board  giving  the 
number  and  amount  of  each  check,  with  the  name  of  the 
person  in  whose  favor  the  check  shall  be  issued,  shall  be 
furnished  to  the  depository  within  five  days  after  the 
same  shall  have  been  issued,  and  the  depository  shall  not 
pay  out  any  checks  before  receiving  said  certified  list 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 
stating  the  number  and  amount  of  each  check,  and  to 
whom  issued;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Instruction  to  determine  by  resolution  to  be 
entered  in  its  minutes  the  checks  to  be  issued,  to  keep  a 
record  of  all  checks  in  the  order  in  which  they  are  issued, 
with  the  numbers  of  the  same,  the  person  to  whom  each 
check  is  drawn,  and  the  number  and  purpose  for  which 
each  check  is  drawn,  and  no  money  shall  be  drawn  from 
the  depository  herein  provided  for  except  by  check  issued 
as  hereinbefore  provided  in  this  Article. 


65 

139.  As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  said  bond  issue 

has  been  voted  upon  and  authorized,  if  the  same  be  for   fmprr<?vCe- 

ments. 

the  purpose  of  acquiring,  enlarging,  furnishing  or  other- 
wise improving  school  buildings,  the  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the 
Trustees  of  such  special  tax  school  district,  shall  prepare 
proper  plans  and  specifications  therefor;  and  after  adver- 
tising the  same  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law,  shall 
award  the  contract  for  such  building  or  improvements 
to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder  therefor;  provided,  that 
the  contract  price  shall  not  exceed  the  amount  of  the 
bonds  authorized  to  be  issued ;  and  provided  further,  that 
the  County  Board  may  within  their  discretion  reject  any  May  reject 
and  all  bids  received,  if  they  deem  the  same  expedient, 
and  re-advertise  the  contract  until  a  satisfactory  bid  is 
received  and  accepted. 

140.  Upon  accepting  a  satisfactory  bid.  the  County   Accepting  M 

and  contract 

Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  enter  into  a  contract  £?LS?prOTe" 

mGIlLS. 

with  the  party  or  parties  whose  bid  has  been  accepted. 
Such  contract  shall  contain  the  specifications  of  the  work 
to  be  done  or  the  material  to 'be  furnished,  the  time  limit 
in  which  the  construction  is  to  be  completed  or  material 
furnished  for  improvement,  the  time  and  amounts  in 
which  payments  are  to  be  made  upon  said  contract,  and 
the  penalty  to  be  paid  by  the  contractor  for  any  fail- 
ure to  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  said  contract.  The 
contractor  shall  also  enter  into  a  good  and  sufficient  bond  bondractor  $ 
with  the  said  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the 
faithful  execution  of  the  said  contract,  the  sureties  upon 
which,  and  the  sufficiency  and  provisions  of  which  bonds 
shall  be  determined  by  the  said  County  Board. 
5— DSL 


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Bonds  for  141.     If  any  special  tax  school  district  shall  author- 

other  pur- 

FmperoTeban  *ze>  as  nerein  provided  for,  the  issuance  of  bonds  for  a 
purpose  other  than  acquiring,  building,  enlarging,  fur- 
nishing, or  other  improvement  of  school  buildings,  the 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  may  and  shall  have 
the  authority  to  disburse  the  proceeds  derived  from  the 
sale  of  such  bonds  in  such  manner  as  may  be  necessary 
and  proper  to  carry  out  the  purposes  and  objects  for 
which  the  said  bond  issue  was  authorized. 

(Ch.  6967,  142.     First.    Whenever  any  special  school  tax  district 

Laws  of 

1915.)  bonds  shall  have  been  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  Act, 

Tax  to  create 


sinking  fund.  it  ^^  be  the  duty  of  the  Boar(j  of  County  Commis- 
sioners  of  said  county  to  levy  annually  a  tax  upon  all 
real  and  personal  property,  railroad,  telegraph  and  tele- 
phone line,  owned  or  situated  within  said  Special  School 
Tax  District,  not  to  exceed  five  mills  on  the  dollar  in  any 
one  year,  sufficient  to  raise  and  pay  the  interest  on  said 
Special  Tax  School  District  bonds  and  sufficient  to  cre- 
ate the  sinking  fund  for  the  payment  of  principal  of  said 
bonds  at  maturity  of  same,  which  sinking  fund  shall  be 
provided  for  by  resolution  of  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  before  the  issuing  of  any  bonds.  All  Special 
Tax  School  District  taxes  for  the  payment  of  interest 
and  to  create  a  sinking  fund  for  the  retirement  of  said 
howVssSSed  bonds  sna11  be  assessed,  equalized  and  collected  upon  tax- 
and  collected.  abie  property  in  the  Special  Tax  School  District  by  the 
same  officers,  and  in  the  same  manner  as  is  provided  by 
law  for  the  assessment,  equalization  and  collection  of 
tumid8  over  °ther  county  taxes.  And  the  Board  of  County  Commis- 
?or!esposi~  sioners  shall  levy  and  have  collected  from  all  taxable 
property  within  the  Special  Tax  School  District  a  special 
tax  herein  provided  for,  and  until  all  bonds  issued  in  pur- 
suance hereof  shall  be  paid  and  retired,  and  all  money 


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now  in  the  hands  of  any  county  treasurer  of  (his  Slale 
which  has  been  collected  on  account  of  the  interest  and 
sinking  fund  for  any  Special  Tax  School  District,  or 
which  may  hereafter  be  turned  over  to  any  County  Treas- 
urer for  the  purposes  mentioned  above  shall  be  imme- 
diately turned  over  to  the  bank  selected  as  said  depository 
for  that  district's  funds  by  the  County  Treasurer  upon 
his  being  so  notified  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction 
that  the  said  depository  has  been  selected  and  has  quali- 
fied as  herein  provided,  and  provided  that  after  the  first 
day  of  January,  A.  D.  1917,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
County  Tax  Collector  to  turn  over  to  the  said  depository 
as  designated  by  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  all 
money  collected  for  the  Interest  and  Sinking  Fund  of 
all  bonds  issued  and  outstanding  against  any  such 
Special  School  Tax  District. 

Second.    The  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall    investment 

of  sinking 

have  power  at  all  times  to  invest  the  Sinking  Fund  col-  fund. 
lected  for  the  retirement  of  any  bonds  of  any  district 
in  the  bonds  of  another  Special  School  Tax  District  of 
the  same  county  ;  Provided,  said  bonds  shall  be  purchased 
at  par,  and  the  Board  shall  have  further  right  to  invest 
the  Sinking  Fund  of  any  district  in  any  municipal  or 
county  bonds  of  the  county  under  its  jurisdiction;  pro- 
vided, that  the  said  bonds  shall  be  of  such  date  and  ma- 
turity that  they  will  mature  on  or  before  the  date  of  the 
maturity  of  the  district's  bonds,  with  whose  Sinking 
Fund  they  have  been  purchased;  and  provided  further, 
that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  before  investing  the  Sinking  Fund  as  herein 
provided  to  secure  the  opinion  of  the  Attorney-General  of  Gen°era!yto 
the  State  of  Florida,  approving  the  legality  and  validity  !tySSof 


of  the  bonds  to  be  so  purchased,  and  no  bonds  shall  ever   vested.°h 


be  purchased  by  any  Board  which  have  not  been  en- 
tirely and  fully  approved  by  the  opinion  of  the  Attor- 
ney-General as  herein  provided.  Provided  always,  that 
the  Board  shall  have  the  right  to  keep  the  Sinking  Fund 
on  deposit  earning  the  rate  of  interest  agreed  upon  until 
such  time  as  in  their  judgment  they  may  be  able  to 
invest  it  in  bonds  to  better  advantage  as  herein  pro- 
vided for. 

Annual  re-  Third.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Public 

district.  Instruction  to  prepare  annually,  on  or  before  the  30th  day 

of  June  of  each  year,  a  separate  report  for  each  district 
having  issued  bonds,  in  which  they  shall  state  the  amount 
of  money  received  for  said  bonds,  the  amount  of  money 
expended  from  the  proceeds,  the  amount  on  hand,  the 
amount  of  money  collected  for  Interest  and  Sinking  Fund 
of  said  bonds,  the  amount  expended,  the  amount  in- 
vested, and  enumerating  the  kind  and  amount  of  securi- 
ties held  therefor,  describing  the  same  separately  and 
giving  such  other  information  as  may  be  necessary  to 
fully  explain  the  financial  condition  of  the  district,  which 
report  "shall  be  published  at  length  in  a  newspaper  of 
general  circulation  of  the  district  or  the  county  in  which 
the  district  is  located. 

Additional  143.     After  the  issuance  by  any  special  tax  school  dis- 

trict of  bonds  in  the  manner  herein  authorized,  the  quali- 
fied electors  of  such  special  tax  school  district  may  there- 
after, from  time  to  time,  in  the  manner  herein  provided 
for,  authorize  one  or  more  additional  bond  issues  as  they 
may  determine  upon. 

Disposition  144:-     Should  there  remain  any  of  the  proceeds  of  the 

sale  of  special  tax  school  district  bonds  after  the  pur- 
pose and  object  for  which  the  said  bonds  were  issued 
shall  have  been  carried  out  and  performed  by  the  said 
Board  of  Public  Instruction,  the  said  surplus  then  shall 


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be  held  by  the  said  County  Board  and  paid  out  by  said 
Board  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  public  free  schools 
within  such  special  tax  school  district  as  said  County 
Hoard  may  deem  reasonable  and  proper,  provided  sucli 
disposition  be  first  recommended  by  the  Trustees  of  said 
special  tax  school  district. 

145.  When  any  special  tax  school  district  shall  have  v*^atlon  of 
authorized  and  issued  bonds  in  the  manner  provided  for 
under  the  terms  of  this  Act,  such  bonds  shall  be  subject 
to  validation  in  the  manner  provided  for  in  Chapter  0237 
Laws  of  Florida,  approved  June  3,  1911,  and  any  amen- 
datory Acfs  thereto. 

State    Text-Book    Commission    and    Uniform 
Text-Books. 


146. 
tions     * 


(Ch.  6178,  Laws  of  1911.) 

The  Board  of  Commissioners  of  State  Institu- 
*     *     *     is  hereby  constituted  a   State  Text 


Ib.,  Sec.  1. 
State  Text- 
Book 
Commission 


Book  Commission,  whose  duty  it  is  to  select  and  adopt  a    created- 

To   adopt  a 

Uniform  series  or  system  of  text-books  for  use  in  the  pub-    uniform  series 

of  text-books. 

lie  schools  in  the  State  of  Florida. 


147.  Said  Commission  is  hereby  authorized,  empov;- 
ered  and  directed  to  select  and  adopt  a  uniform  system  or  commission. 
series  of  text-books  for  use  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
State,  as  above  indicated,  and  when  so  selected  and 
adopted,  the  text-books  shall  be  used  for  a  period  of  five 
years  in  all  the  public  schools  of  this  State,  and  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  school  officer,  director  or  teacher 
to  use  any  other  books  upon  the  same  branches,  other  books 
than  those  adopted  by  the  said  Text-Book  Commission. 
Said  uniform  series  shall  include  the  following  branches, 
to-wit:  Orthography,  defining,  reading,  writing,  drawing, 


for 


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subjects.  arithmetic,  geography,  grammar,  language  lessons,  his- 
tory of  Florida  (containing  the  Constitution  of  the 
State),  history  of  the  United  States  (containing  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States),  physiology,  hygiene, 
nature  and  effect  of  alcoholic  drinks  and  narcotics,  ele 
ments  of  Civil  Government,  elements  of  Agriculture, 
Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching:  Provided,  That  none 
of  said  text-books  shall  contain  anything  of  a  partisan 
or  sectarian  character. 

Sub-  (For  provisions  as  to  Sub-Commission,  their  report  to 

Commission. 

the  Text-Book  Commission,  etc.,  see  the  complete  Act,  sec 
tions  3,  4,  5 — Appendix). 

ib,  sec.  6.          148.     Said  Text-Book  Commission  shall  hear  and  con- 

To  consider 

commission11*    s^er  sa^  report   (of  the  Sub-Commission)   in  its  selec- 
tion and  adoption  of  a  uniform  series  of  text-books,  and 
Also- merits      shall  also,  themselves,  consider  the  merits  of  the  books. 

of  books,  etc. 

taking  into  consideration  their  subject  matter,  the  print- 
ing, binding,  material,  and  mechanical  quality,  and  their 
general  suitability  and  desirability  for  the  purposes  in- 
tended, and  the  price  of  said  books;  and  they  shall  give 
due  consideration  to  the  report  and  recommendation  < 
TO  adopt  said  Sub-Commission.  Said  Commission  shall  select  and 

books,  using 

adopt  such  books  as  will,  in  their  best  judgment,  accom- 
plish the  ends  desired.      *     *     * 

ID.,  sec  9.  149.     *     *     *     After  the  first   adoption  of   books  by 

Later  changes 

lO^r^S?  said  Tex1>Book  Commission  there  shall  not  be  any  greater 
per  annum,  change  in  books  that  would  be  equal  or  equivalent  to  10 
per  cent  per  annum  of  the  whole  number  of  books 
adopted ;  Provided,  That  the  publishers  of  the  books  not 
changed  shall  agree  to  furnish  said  books  for  the  next 
period  of  adoption  at  as  low  price  as  previously. 


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150.  *     *     *     The  Commission  shall  stipulate  in  the 
contract  for  the  supplying  of  any  book,  or  books,  that  l0°s  of 
the  contractor,  or  contractors,  shall  take  up  school  books 

now  in  use  in  this  State,  and  receive  the  same  in  exchange 
of  new  books,  allowing  a  price  for  such  old  books  not 
less  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  contract  price  of  the  new 
books.  *  *  * 

151.  As  soon  as  said  Commission  shall  have  entered 

into  a  contract,  or  contracts,  for  the  furnishing,  or  sup-    proclamation. 
plying,  of  books  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools  in  this 
State,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Governor  to  issue  his 
proclamation  announcing  such  fact  to  the  people  of  the 
State. 

(For  provisions  as  to  Agencies  and  sale  of  books,  see 
the  complete  Act,  section  13  —  Appendix). 

152.  As  soon  after  the  passage  of  this  Act  as  may  be  ^egec  16- 
practicable,                                                the  books  adopted  uniform  series 
as  a  uniform  system  of  text-books  shall  be  introduced  and  introduced. 
used  as  text-books  to  the  exclusion  of  all  others  in  all  the 

public  free  schools  in  this  State  ;  Provided,  That  nothing 
herein  shall  be  so  construed  -as  to  prevent  the  use  of  sup- 
plementary books,  but  such  supplementary  books  pre- 
scribed,  or  adopted,  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  ;  and 
Provided  further,  That  nothing  in  this  Act  shall  prevent 
the  teaching  in  any  school  any  branch  higher,  or  more 
advanced,  than  is  embraced  in  Section  2  of  this  Act  (147), 
nor  the  use  of  any  book  upon  such  higher  branch  of  study  ; 
Provided,  That  such  higher  branch  shall  not  be  taught  to 
the  exclusion  of  the  branches  mentioned  and  set  out  in 
Section  2  of  this  Act  (147). 


tRry   DOOKS. 


153.  Any  teacher  who  shall  wilfully  use,  or  permit  to 
be  used  in  his  or  her  school,  any  text-book  upon  the 
branches  embraced  in  this  Act,  where  the  Commission  has 
adopted  a  book  upon  that  branch,  other  than  the  one 


f  other 


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so  adopted,  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall 
discharge,  and  cancel  the  certificate  of,  such  teacher  ;  Pro- 
vided, That  they  may  use,  or  permit  to  be  used,  such 
book,  or  books,  as  may  now  be  owned  by  the  pupils  of  the 
schools,  until  such  books  are  worn  out,  not  exceeding  one 
year  from  date  of  adoption. 

Laws6?f34i9i5.       154.     The    State    Text-Book    Commission     *     * 

are  hereby  authorized  to  confer  with  the  various  publish- 

ers of  text-books  adopted  (1911)  and  in  use  in  the  State, 

?ermnof°book    to  extend  the  time  limit  for  renewing  contracts  for  uni- 

contracts.         form  school  books  to  July  1,  1917,  at  which  time  contracts 

shall  be  made  for  future  adoptions  for  the  full  period  of 

five  years,  as  required  by  statute. 


Laws6of8i9ii  155*  Tlie  resp^ti^  school  boards  of  the  respective 
counties  of  this  State  are  hereby  required  to  furnish  free 
of  cost  to  any  child  not  over  fifteen  years  of  age,  whose 
father  or  mother,  or  either  of  them,  is  on  the  roll  of  the 
county  poor,  and  any  child  who  is  an  orphan  under  the 
age  of  fifteen  years  and  who  is  without  necessary  means 
to  procure  the  same,  or  who  has  no  brother  or  near  rela- 
tive who  has  the  necessary  means,  or  to  any  child,  not 

when  Boards  over  said  age,  whose  parent  are  poor,  and  indigent  or 
afflicted,  and  are  financially  unable  to  procure  the  same 
for  such  child,  all  the  school  text-books  necessary  for 
the  use  of  the  child,  accompanied  by  the  affidavit  of  not 
less  than  two  reputable  citizens,  taxpayers  of  the  county, 
certifying  to  such  financial  condition  of  such  child,  or  its 
parents,  and  upon  recommendation  of  the  County  Super- 
intendent of  Public  Istruction  ;  Provided,  That  when  the 
child  is  whose  behalf  the  application  is  made,  resides, 
or  has  its  home  in  a  special  tax  district,  the  financial  cir- 
cumstances shall  be  certified  to  by  not  less  than  two  of 
the  Trustees  of  such  district,  and  the  cost  of  the  books 
furnished  such  child  shall  be  charged  against,  and  paid 
for  out  of,  the  funds  to  the  credit  of  such  district. 


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Compulsory    School    Attendance. 

(Chapter  6831,  Laws  of  1915.) 

156.  Whenever    one-fourth    of    the    registered    white   Petition  to 
voters  of  any  Special  Tax  School  District,  School  Board  ?0°rUn 
District,  or  of  any  county,  shall  file  with  a  County  Board  attendance 
of  Public  Instruction  a  written  petition  asking  for  an 
election  to  be  held  in  such  Special  Tax  School  District, 

School  Board  District,  or  county,  to  determine  whether 
compulsory  school  attendance  shall  prevail  in  either  of 
said  districts,  or  the  county,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  to  order  an  election 
in  either  of  said  districts,  or  the  county,  according  as  the 
petition  may  request,  to  decide  whether  the  follo\ving 
compulsory  school  atendance  provisions  shall  be  enforced 
in  said  Special  Tax  School  District,  School  Board  Dis- 
trict, or  county. 

157.  The  County   Board  of  Public   Instruction   shall   Newspaper 
give  notice  of  such  election  by  advertising  the  same  for 

four  weeks  in  a  newspaper  published  within  the  terri- 
tory, if  a  newspaper  be  published  therein,  but  if  none, 
then  in  some  newspaper  published  in  the  county. 

.    158.     The   electors   in   such   elections   must   be   regis-  Registration 

tered  as  provided  in  the  general  law  for  registrations  for  ?ionsqforifica~ 

special  elections,  and  they  shall  have  the  same  qualifi-  votmg- 
cations  for,  and  prerequisites  to,  voting  as  prescribed  in 

elections  held  under  the  general  election  laws.  , 

159.  The  election  shall  be  held  and  conducted  in  the  Election. 
manner  prescribed  by  law  for  holding  general  elections, 
except  as  provided  in  this  Act,  and  all  such  elections  shall 

be  held  within  sixty  days  from  the  filing  of  the  petition. 

160.  Inspectors  of  election    shall    be    appointed    and 
qualified,  as  in  cases  of  general  elections,  and  they  shall 
canvass  the  vote  cast  and  make  due  returns  of  the  same 


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Returns 
to  County 
Board. 


Ballot. 


Votes 

necessary  to 
establish. 


Publication 
of  laws. 


to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  without  delay. 
The  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  canvass 
the  returns  and  declare  the  result,  and  cause  the  same  to 
be  recorded,  as  far  as  applicable,  as  provided  in  the  gen- 
eral law  concerning  elections. 

161.  The  ballot  used  in  such  elections  shall  be  plain 
white  paper  and  printed  thereon,  "For  Compulsory  School 
Attendance,"  and  "Against  Compulsory  School  Attend- 
ance," so  arranged  that  the  voter  may  express  his  choice, 
as  in  the  Australian  ballot,  by  making  a  cross  mark  to  the 
left  of  one  or  the  other  of  the  two  lines. 

162.  Should  three-fifths  of  the  votes  legally  cast  at  any 
such  election  be  "For  Compulsory  School  Attendance," 
then  the  compulsory  school  attendance  laws  hereinafter- 
prescribed  shall  be  in  force  in  such    territory    for    two 
years,  or  forever  thereafter  until  another  such  election  is 
held  in  compliance  with  the  foregoing  provisions;  and  if 
three-fifths  or  more  of  the  votes  shall  be  cast  "Against 
Compulsory  School  Attendance,"  then  school  attendance 
shall  not  be  compulsory  in  said  territory  until  otherwise 
determined  by  an  election  held  in  pursuance  of  this  Act; 
Provided,  That  when  any  such  election  is  held  in  a  whole 
county,  compulsory  school  attendance  shall  be  enforced 
in  any  School  Board  District,  or  districts,  of  said  county 
wherein  a  three-fifths  vote  was    cast    "For    Compulsory 
School   Attendance,"   though   a   three-fifths    vote   of   the 
county  as  a  whole  was  cast  "Against  Compulsory  School 
Attendance ;"  Provided,  also.  That  when  any  such  election 
is  held  in  a  whole  county,  compulsory  school  attendance 
shall  not  be  enforced  in  any  School  Board  District,  or 
Districts,  of  said  county,  wherein  a  majority  vote  was 
cast  "Against  Compulsory   School   Attendance,"   though 
the  majority  vote  of  the  county  as  a  whole  was  cast  "For 
Compulsory  School  Attendance." 

163.  The  County  Board  of  Public    Instruction    of    a 
county  in  which  a  compulsory  school  attendance  election 


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has  been  held  and  three-fifths  of  the  votes  legally  cast  at 
such  election  in  a  Special  Tax  School    District,    School 
Board  District,  or  in  the  Avhole  county,  was  "For  Com- 
pulsory School  Attendance,"  shall,  at  the  first  regular 
meeting  thereafter,  publish  that  the  following  compulsory 
school  attendance  laws  will  be  in  full  force  and  effect   In  force  30 
thirty  days  thereafter  in  the  Special  Tax  School  District,   g tyesr. tbere' 
School  Board  District,  or  in  the  county,  as  may  have 
been  determined  by  the  said  election. 

164.  Every  parent,  guardian,  or  person  in  charge  of,  Every  child  in 
or  control  of,  a  child  or  children,  between  the  ages  of  eight  attend  8?" 
and  fourteen  years  and  residing  within  a  Special  Tax  y?ar,  between 
School  District,  a  School  Board  District,  or  a  county  ad-  I  andgi4.0 
vertised  as  under  the  following  compulsory   school  at- 
tendance provisions,  shall  cause  such  child  or  children  to 

attend  regularly  the  public  school  of  the  district  in  which 
the  child  or  children  reside  not  less  than  eighty  days  of 
each  year,  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen  years 
of  each  child;  the  period  of  compulsory  attendance  shall 
commence  with  the  beginning  of  the  school  term  nearest 
to  the  eighth  birthday  of  each  child,  and  shall  cover  a 
period  of  six  consecutive  years  thereafter,  except  as  here- 
inafter provided. 

165.  Continuous  attendance  upon  some  other  school.    Attendance 

7    on  private  or 

public,  private,  or  church,  for  eighty  days  of  each  year  £j?urch 
during  the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen  of  any  child,  may  accepted, 
be  accepted  in  lieu  of  attendance  upon  a  local  public 
school;  Provided  further,  That  any  private  or  church 
school  receiving  for  instruction  pupils  between  the  ages 
of  eight  and  fourteen  years  shall  keep  such  record  of  at- 
tendance of  said  child  or  children  and  will  render  such 
reports  of  the  same,  as  are  hereinafter  required  of  teach- 
ers of  public  schools;  otherwise  the  attendance  upon  any 
such  private  or  church  school  refusing  or  neglecting  to 
keep  such  records  and  to  make  such  reports  shall  not  be 
accepted  in  lieu  of  attendance  upon  a  public  school. 


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Exemptions. 


Temporary 
absence. 


166.  Exemptions. — This  Act  shall   iiot  apply   in   any 
case  in  which  the  child's  physical  or  mental  conditions, 
as  attested  by  any  competent  physician  before  any  court 
having  jurisdiction  under  this  Act,  render  its  attendance 
impracticable  or  inexpedient;  or  in  any  case  in  which  the 
child  resides  more  than  tAVo  miles  by  the  nearest  traveled 
route  from  the  school  house,  and  transportation  is  not 
provided ;  or  in  any  case  of  extreme  poverty,  in  which  the 
services  of  such  child  are  necessary  for  its  own  support 
or  the  support  of  its  parents,  as  attested  by  the  affidavit 
of  its  parent  or  parents  and  of  such  witnesses  as  the  At- 
tendance Officer  may  require ;  or  in  any  case  in  which  said 
parent,  guardian,  or  other  person,  having  charge  or  con- 
trol of  a  child,  shall  show  before  any  magistrate  by  affi- 
davit of  himself  and  of  such  witnesses  as  the  Attendance 
Officer  may  require,  that  the  child  is  without  necessary 
books  and  clothing  for  attending   school,    and    that   the 
parent  is  unable  to  provide  the  necessary  books  and  cloth- 
ing;   Provided,  That  when  books  and  clothing  shall  be 
provided,  through  charity  or  by  other  means,  the  child 
shall  no  longer  be  exempt  from  school  attendance  under 
this  provision;    Provided,  further,  That  when  a  teacher 
is  charged  with  inefficiency,  misconduct  or  cruelty,  such 
charge  being  made  in  writing  and  filed  with  the  Trustees 
of  the  Special  Tax  School  District,   or  with   the  County 
Board  of  Public  Instruction  by  a  parent,  or  guardian,  of 
any   child   attending   the   school    being   taught   by   such 
teacher,  then  the  attendance  of  such  child  shall  not  be 
enforced  until  after 'a  full  investigation  of  such  charge 
has  been  made  by  the  board  with  which  same  was  filed 
and  the  said  teacher  has  been  acquitted  or  exonerated. 

167.  Temporary    Absence    Allotcable. — Every    parent, 
guardian,  or  other  person  in  the  State  of  Florida,  having 
charge  or  control  of  a  child  or  children  between  the  ages 
of  eight  and  fourteen  years,  shall  cause  said  child  or  chil- 
dren to  attend  school  as  aforesaid;  Provided,  That  oc- 
casional   absence   from    such    attendance   by    any    child, 


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amounting  to  not  more  than  two  unexcused  absences  in 
four  consecutive  weeks,  shall  not  be  unlawful;  Provided, 
further,  That  the  principal,  or  teacher  in  charge  of  the 
school,  may  excuse  any  child  for  temporary  absence  be- 
cause of  a  storm  or  bad  weather,  sickness  or  death  in  its 
family,  unforseen  or  unavoidable  accident.  Excused  ab- 
sences, and  the  reason  therefor,  shall  be  recorded  by  said 
principal,  or  teacher  in  charge  of  the  school,  and  shall 
be  reported  to  the  Attendance  Officer  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided; Provided  further,  That  in  case  of  protracted  ill- 
ness of  any  child  whose  attendance  is  required  under  this 
Act,  or  in  case  of  quarantine  of  the  home  in  which  such 
child  resides,  upon  report  of  the  Health  Officer,  or  upon 
certificate  of  any  legally  qualified  physician  to  this  effect, 
the  Attendance  Officer  shall  excuse  from  attendance  such 
child  until  he  is  fully  restored  to  health,  or  until  any 
quarantine  excluding  the  child  from  school  has  been 
raised. 

168.  Penalty. — Any  parent,  guardian  or  other  person  penalty, 
in  control  of  a  child  or  children,  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  Act,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon 
conviction  by  any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  shall 
be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  and  not  more 
than  three  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense.  And  upon 
failure  or  refusal  to  pay  such  fine,  said  parent,  guardian 
or  other  person  in  control  of  a  child,  shall  be  imprisoned 
not  to  exceed  thirty  days  in  the  County  Jail;  Provided, 
That  the  fine  for  any  first  offense,  may,  upon  payment  of 
costs,  be  suspended  and  not  collected  until  the  same  per- 
son is  convicted  of  a  second  offense;  Provided  further, 
That  after  the  expiration  of  three  days  from  the  time  no- 
tice is  served  by  the  Attendance  Officer,  each  and  every 
day  a  parent,  guardian,  or  other  person,  shall  wilfully  and 
unlawfully  keep  such  child  or  children  from  school,  or 
allow  it  or  them  to  remain  out  of  school,  shall  constitute 
a  separate  offense  and  shall  subject  said  person  to  the 
penalties  above  prescribed. 


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OflSsnce  169-     Tne  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of  any 

county  wherein  any  district,  or  the  county,  has  adopted 
the  compulsory  school  attendance  provisions  of  this  Act, 
shall  have  the  power  to  appoint  and  fix  the  compensation 
of  an  Attendance  Officer  or  Officers,  and  remove  the  same 
at  will.  An  Attendance  Officer  may  be  appointed  for  one 
school  or  for  a  number  of  schools,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  and  may  be  a  super- 
visor or  a  trustee  of  a  school,  or  any  suitable  person  who 
will  discharge  the  duties  of  the  position,  and  the  County 
Board  may  assign  an  Attendance  Officer  such  other  du- 
ties as  may  be  deemed  advisable. 


Duties  ©f, 
census. 


Notice  to 
parent. 


170.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  Attendance  Officer 
to  take  an  accurate  census  of  every  child  between  the  ages 
of  six  and  twenty-one  years  in  his  district  in  the  month 
of  June  in  each  and  every  year  on  blanks  furnished  by 
the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction.    He  shall 
make  three  neat  and  legible  copies  of  this  census  roll, 
which  shall  give  the  name,  sex,  date  of  birth,  the  name  of 
the  parent  or  guardian,  with  the  postoffice,  of  every  child, 
and  any  additional  information  demanded.    One  copy  of 
this  census  shall  be  filed  with  the  State  Superintendent 
of  Public  Instruction,  one  copy  with  the  County  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction,  by  the  first  day  of  July  in 
each  and  every  year,  and  one  copy  shall  be  preserved  for 
his  own  use,  and  he  shall  furnish  the  principal  of  each 
school  within  his  jurisdiction  with  a  list  of  the  names  of 
children  due  to  attend  the  school  of  which  the  principal 
is  in  charge,  and  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction 
shall  ascertain  without  charge  the  number  of  pupils  con- 
tained in  said  lists. 

171.  The  Attendance  Officer  shall  serve  a  written  or 
printed  notice,  or  partly  written  and  partly  printed  not- 
ice, upon  every  parent,  guardian,  or  other  person  having 
control  of  a  child  or  children,  violating  the  provisions  of 
I liis  Act,  and  prompt  compliance  on  the  part  of  the  parent. 


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Right  of 
entrance. 


guardian  or  other  person  shall  be  required.  If  any  par- 
ent, guardian,  or  other  person  upon  whom  such  notice  is 
served,  fails  to  comply  with  the  law  within  three  days 
thereafter,  then  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Attendance 
Officer  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  to  prosecute  forthwith  such  person  in  the 
name  of  the  State  of  Florida,  before  any  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  or  County  Judge,  of  any  county,  town  or  district 
in  which  the  prosecuted  resides.  All  fines  collected  shall 
be  turned  over  to  the  custodian  of  the  County  School 
Fund,  and  may  be  used  by  the  County  Board  of  Public- 
Instruction  for  the  enforcement  of  this  Act,  or  for  other 
purposes. 

172.  The  Attendance  Officer  shall  have  the  right  to 
visit  and  enter  any  office,  factory,  or  business  house  em- 
ploying youth,  for  the  purpose  of  enforcing  the  provisions 
of  this  Act;  when  doubt  exists  as  to  the  age  of  a  child 
he  may  require  a  properly  attested  birth  certificate,  or 
affidavit,  as  to  the  age  of  any  child. 

173.  Every  Attendance  Officer  shall  keep  an  accurate    "ecords  of. 
record  of  all  notices  served,  all  cases  prosecuted,  and  all 

other  services  performed,  and  shall  make  an  annual  re- 
port of  the  same  to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, on  blanks  furnished  by  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  in  the  manner  required,  and  oftener 
when  demanded  by  the  County  Board. 

174.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  principals  and  teachers   Duty  of 
to  co-operate  with  the  Attendance  Officer  in  the  enforce- 
ment of  this  law.    To  this  end  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
principal  or  teache.r  in  charge  of  every  school,  in  which 
pupils  between  the  ages  of  eight  and  fourteen  years  are  in- 
structed, to  keep  an  accurate  record  of  the  attendance  of 

all  pupils,  to  render  weekly  reports  to  the  Attendance  Of 
ficer  and  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, of  all  pupils  imperfect  in  attendance,  showing  all 
absences,  excused  and  unexcused,  and  in  the  case  of  an 


Reports  of. 


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excused  absence  to  state  the  reason  for  which  the  pupil 
was  excused. 


Publication  us.     it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Board  of  Pub- 

lic Instruction  of  each  county  to  cause  this  Act  to  be  pub- 
lished, separate  and  distinct  from  the  publication  of  the 
Acts  of  the  Legislature,  in  full  in  some  newspaper  pub- 
lished in  the  county,  if  there  begone,  and  if  there  be  none, 
then  to  distribute  and  give  it  the  widest  circulation  in  the 
form  of  a  circular  at  least  four  weeks  prior  to  the  opening 
of  the  schools  for  the  school  year,  beginning  July  1,  1915, 
and  annually  thereafter  if  in  their  discretion  it  be  neces- 
sar. 


Ch.   6829, 
Laws  of  1915. 


state 

Board  of 
Health. 


Board  to 
adopt  rules. 


County 
Physicians. 
County 
Medical  In- 
spectors. 


Medical    Inspection    and    Sanitary    Precautions. 

176.  The   State  Board   of  Health   shall   have   super- 
vision over  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  medical  inspec- 
tion of  school  children  in  Florida,  with  such  duties  and 
powers  as  are  prescribed  by  law  pertaining  to  Public 
Health,  and  all  school  children  shall  be  examined  as  to 
their  physical  condition  at  least  once  during  each  school 
year. 

177.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  State  Board  of  Health, 
as  soon  after  the  passage  of  this  Act  as  practicable,  to 
formulate  and  adopt  such  rules  and  regulations  as  will 
be  necessary  to  provide  for  thorough  and  uniform  medi- 
cal inspection  of  school  children  in  Florida,  as  provided 
in  Section  1  of  this  Act. 

178.  The  County  Physicians  of  each   County  in  the 
State  of  Florida  shall  act"  as  County '  Medical  Inspectors 
of  school  children  in  their  respective  counties,  providing 
that    in    such    counties    where    there    are    no    regular 
appointed  County  Ph}rsicians,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  tho 
Board  of  County  Commissioners  to  appoint  a  physician  as 
County  Medical  Inspector  of  school  children;  Provided 


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•further,  that  the  County  Physician  or  County  Medical 
Inspector  of  School  Children  be  paid  for  their  services  1>av 
out  of  the  State  Board  of  Health  funds;  Provided  fur- 
ther, That  no  one  physician  shall  have  more  than  twenty- 
five  hundred  school  children  under  his  charge,  and  in 
counties  having  more  than  twenty-five  hundred  school 
children  there  shall  be  two  Medical  Inspectors  of  School 
€hildren  appointed,  as  aforesaid. 

179.  The  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  not  affect  cities 

of  over  five  thousand  inhabitants  where  medical  inspec-  5,000. 
tion  of  school  children  has  already  been  established 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  City  Board  of  Health,  pro- 
vided that  the  City  Board  of  Health  adopt  the  forms  pre- 
scribed by  the  State  Board  of  Health,  and  make  full  re- 
port to  the  State  Board  of  Health. 

180.  The  expenditures  of  the  State  Board  of  Health    Report  of 

State  Board 

for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this  of  Health. 
Act  shall  be  certified  by  the  President  of  the  State  Board 
of  Health,  and  he  shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the 
Governor  of  all  such  expenditures,  together  with  any 
special  observations,  recommendations,  or  facts  that  he 
may  present,  showing  the  value  of  Medical  School  Inspec- 
tion from  a  public  health  standpoint,  or  from  a  stand- 
point of  educational  efficiency,  or  otherwise,  and  such 
annual  statements  shall  finally  be  submitted  by  the  Gov- 
ernor to  the  State  Legislature,  when  in  regular  session 
convened,  and  shall  be  published  like  other  reports  of 
State  officers.  The  accounts  necessary  to  carry  out  the 
provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  approved,  audited  and  paid 
in  the  same  manner  as  is  prescribed  for  the  payment  of 
other  accounts  of  the  State  Board  of  Health,  and  out  of 
the  State  Board  of  Health  funds. 

181.  All  school  buildings,  public  or  private,  in  this 
State    shall    be    provided    with    adequate   facilities    for 

r  Facilities 

nature's  conveniences,  bv  either  water  carriage  or  sur-    for  nature's 

conveniences 
6— DSL 


Duty  of 
State  Board 
of  Health. 


Penalty 


face  closets,  with  separate  compartments  for  each  sex. 
In  rural  districts  where  sewerage  systems  do  not  existr 
all  surface  closets  used  in  connection  with  such  schools 
shall  be  of  fly-proof  construction  and  in  conformity  with 
plans  recommended  or  approved  by  the  State  Board  of 
Health,  with  separate  compartments  for  each  sex. 

182.  That  any  public  school  board  or  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation  conducting  any  private  school,  who 
shall  have  charge  of  the  erection,  repair  or  maintenance 
of  any  school  building,  who  shall  fail  to  provide  said 
buildings  with  the  facilities  required  by  Section  1  of 
this  Act  (181),  or  who  shall  fail  to  provide  surface  closets 
as  required  by  Section  2  of  this  Act  (181),  shall  be  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be 
fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  (foO.OO). 


Fire   Escapes    for   School   Buildings, 
and  Fire  Drills. 


Ch.  5037, 
Laws  of  1909. 
Mandatory. 


Duty 

of  County 

Board. 


Further 
duties. 


183.  All  public  school  buildings  within  the  State  of 
Florida,  of  two  Or  more  stories  in  height,  the  story  or 
stories  of  which  shall  be  used  for  public  school  purposes, 
shall  be  provided  with  adequate  stairways  or  fire  escapes 
for  egress  in  case  of  fire. 

184.  The  number  of  such  stairways  or  fire  escapes, 
and  their  location,  material  and  construction,  shall  be 
as  designated  and  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  of  the  county  in  which  said  school  building 
or  buildings  shall  be  located. 

185.  The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of  each  of  the 
counties   of   the   State   of   Florida   shall,   on   or   before 
October  1st,  1909,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  prac- 
ticable, have  constructed  the  stairways  or  fire  escapes 
hereinbefore  described,  and  shall  at  all  times  keep  or  have 
the  same  kept  in  perfect  order. 


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186.  All  the  outer  doors  of  any  public  school  build- 
ing, where  there  shall  be  two  or  more  rooms,  shall  be  so   °utward. 
hung  that  when  they  are  opened  they  will  swing  to  the 
outside. 

187.  The  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  several 
counties   of   the    State   of   Florida    shall,   on    or   before 
October  1st,  1909,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  prac- 
ticable, have  the  doors  of  said  school  buildings  changed, 
if  necessary,  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  Section 
186:     (Sec.  4  of  this  Act)'. 

188.  The  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  the   Duty  of  state 
State  of  Florida  shall,  on  or  before  October  1st,  1909,    St!rintel 
or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  practicable,  formulate 

and  prescribe  tactics  of  instruction  for  fire  drills  for  all    flr^drius. 
the   public   schools   of   the    State   of   Florida,    and   each 
teacher  teaching  in  such  school  shall  be  provided  with  a 
copy  of  such  tactics,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  and    JSclers. 
every  of  such  teachers  to  instruct  the  students  of  their 
respective  schools  in  such  fire  drills  as  prescribed  by  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

189.  Any    teacher    or   officer    mentioned   in    this    Act    Penalty, 
who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  the  provisions 
hereof  shall  be  removed  from  his  position  or  office. 

Sundry    Provisions. 

190.  A  poll  tax  of  one  dollar  shall  be  levied  upon  each    Gen   state.. 
male  person  over  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and  under   { 

the  age  of  fifty-five  years,  except  such  as  have  lost  a  limb 
in  battle,  which  tax  shall  be  paid  into  the  county  school 
fund,  and  shall  be  collected  when  taxes  on  property  are 
collected.  It  shall  be  illegal  for  a  Collector  to  give  any 
receipt  for  taxes  on  any  property  to  persons  owing  poll 
tax  until  the  poll  tax  is  paid,  and  the  Collector  shall  on 
the  first  day  of  each  month  make  out  a  statement  giving 


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the  names  of  the  parties  who  have  paid  their  poll  taxes, 
and  present  the  same  sworn  to  by  said  Collector  to  the 
County  Commissioners  at  their  regular  meeting  and 
present  the  receipt  of  the  County  Treasurer  for  the  same. 

it>,  sec.  509.  191.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax  Collector  in  each 
Tax  collector  county  to  file  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  every  month 
lists  of  polls  with  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  a  certified 

to  School 

Board.  list  of  the  names  of  all  persons  whose  poll  taxes  were 

paid  during  the  previous  month,  giving  the  year  for 
which  payments  were  made. 

ib.,  sec.  819.        192.     The  County  Treasurers  of  the  several  counties  in 

Treasurers  of 

school  Fund,  this  State  shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  constituted 
the  treasurers  of  the  school  funds  in  their  respective 
counties. 

(Banks   to    be   county   depositories    after   January    1, 
1917;  See  Ch.  6932,  Laws  of  1915.— Appendix ). 

[b.,  sec.  820.  193.  The  Treasurer  of  the  county  school  fund  shall  be 
treasurer  paid  for  receipts  and  disbursements  of  county  school 
funds  the  same  commissions  allowed  by  law  to  County 
Treasurers  for  receipts  and  disbursements  of  county 
funds,  the  said  commissions  to  be  paid  by  the  County 
Board  of  Public  Instruction  from  the  county  school  fund 
upon  vouchers  approved  by  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 


194.     The  following  persons 


shall  be  exempt 


Exemptions 

duty.  from    jury    duty:     *  *     officers    of    the    university, 

o Ulcers    of    colleges,    preceptors    and    teachers   of   incor 
porated  academies,  teachers  of  common  schools. 

Penalties. 


si"'  3430s"  ^'^'  Whoever  wantonly  and  maliciously,  or  wantonly 
sehSof  bund-  and  witnout  cause,  destroys,  defaces,  mars  or  injures  any 
intr  dwelling  house  or  any  school  house,  church  or  other 


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building  erected  or  used  for  the  purpose  of  education  or 
religious  instruction  or  for  the  general  diffusion  of  know! 
edge,  or  any  of  the  outbuildings,  fences,  walls,  or  appur- 
tenances of  such  school  house,  church  or  other  building, 
or  any  furniture,  apparatus  or  other  property  belonging 
to  or  connected  with  such  school  house,  church  or  other- 
building,  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  not  exceed 
ing  one  year,  or  by  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars. 

196.     Whoever  wilfully  cuts,  paints,  pastes  or  defaces,    ib.,  sec.  3541. 

Obscenity  on 

by  writing  or  in  any  other  manner,  any  school  building, 
furniture,  apparatus,  appliance,  outbuilding,  ground, 
fence,  tree,  post  or  other  school  property  with  obscene 
word,  image  or  device  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonme.n1 
not  exceeding  fifteen  days,  or  by  fine  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars.  This  section  shall  not  apply  to  any 
pupil  in  and  subject  to  the  discipline  of  the  school. 


Whoever,   within   the   school   house  or  grounds,    }nsumn  354a 

in 


197. 

upbraids  or  insults  any  teacher  in  the  presence  of  the 
pupils  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding    presence- 
fifteen  days,  or  by  fine  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars. 
This  section  shall  not  apply  to  any  pupil  in  and  subject  to 
the  discipline  of  the  school. 

198.     Whoever    wilfully    interrupts    or    disturbs    any          gec 
school,  or  any  assembly  of  people  met  for  the  worship  of    Disturbing 

S(*nools. 

God,  or  for  any  other  lawful  purpose,  shall  be  punished 
by  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 
exceeding  sixty  days. 

199..     No    Superintendent    or    School    Board    of    any    u>..  Sec.  3731. 
county,  or  any  person  officially  connected  with  the  gov-    for'deaUBg  in 

V  ns»Vi.rv.rvl         VtS\.j-vl»-A 

eminent  or  direction  of  the  public  schools,  or  teacher 
thereof,  shall  receive  any  private  fee,  gratuity,  donation 
or  compensation,  in  any  manner  whatsoever,  for  promot 
ing  the  sale  or  the  exchange  of  any  school  book,  map  or 
chart  in  any  public  school,  or  be  an  agent  for  the  sale  or 


school   books 


Ib.,  Sec.  3809. 
Sale  of  intoxi- 
cating  liquor 
within  four 
miles  of 
schools. 


the  publisher  of  any  school  text  book,  or  be  directly  or 
indirectly  pecuniarily  interested  in  the  introduction  of 
any  such  text  book,  and  any  such  agency  or  interest 
shall  disqualify  any  person  so  acting  or  interested  from 
holding  any  school  office  whatsoever,  and  the  party  so 
offending  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days. 

200.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration to  sell  or  tipple,  except  in  incorporated  towns 
and  cities,  any  intoxicating  liquors  of  whatever  charac- 
ter, within  a  distance  of  four  miles  of  any  public  or 
private  school  building,  whether  said  school  shall  be  in 
session  or  not,  or  any  chartered  institution  of  learning, 
or  of  any  church  building  of  whatever  denomination: 
Provided,  That  this  section  shall  not  be  construed  to 
repeal,  modify  or  in  any  way  change  the  local  option 
law  now  in  force  in  this  State:  Provided,  also,  That 
this  section  shall  not  repeal  any  part  of  the  law  of  1895, 
permitting  the  manufacture  or  sale  of  domestic  wines: 
Provided,  also,  That  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  nor 
affect  the  sale  of  such  liquors  to  guests  only  by  hotel 
proprietors  where  such  hotels  contain  twenty-five  rooms 
or  more,  nor  shall  it  apply  to  or  affect  social  clubs  duly 
incorporated  under  the  laws  of  this  State,  selling  to 
members  only,  if  such  hotels  and  clubs  have  duly  com- 
plied with  the  general  law  of  this  State  relating  to  the 
sale  of  intoxicating  liquors:  Provided,  This  shall  not 
aPP^  to  localities  where  liquors  are  now  sold  within  five 
hundred  feet  of  incorporated  towns,  or  to  saloons  where 
existing  in  towns  of  two  hundred  or  more  inhabitants 
where  such  saloon  is  the  only  one  within  a  distance  of 
fifty  miles.  Whoever  violates  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  fined  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more 
than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  for  a  period 
not  .more  than  three  months. 


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201.  It  shall  be  unlawful  in  this  State,  for  white  teach-  £?ws6o? %i8 
ers   to   teach   negroes   in   negro   schools,   and    for   negro    teach6  innot  to 
teachers  to  teach  in  white  schools.  Jndr0viSceh0018' 

versa. 

Any  person,  or  persons,  violating  the  provisions  hereof   Penalty, 
shall  be  punished  by  a  tine  not  to  exceed  five  hundred 
($500.00)    dollars,   or   by   imprisonment   in   the   County 
jail  not  exceeding  six  (6)   months. 

202.  It  shall  be  a  penal  offense  for  any  individual,    white 

children    and 

body  oi  individuals,  corporation  or  association  to  con-   negro  CMI- 
duct  within  this  State  any  school  of  anv  errade,  public,   be  taught  in 

same  school. 

private  or  parochial,  wherein  white  persons  and  negroes 
shall  be  instructed  or  boarded  within  the  same  build- 
ing, or  taught  in  the  same  class,  or  at  the  same  time 
by  the  same  teachers.  Any  person  or  persons  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  section  by  patronizing  or  teaching 
in  such  school  shall  be  fined  in  .a  sum  not  less  than  one  Penalty- 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  nor  more  than  five  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  less  than  three  months,  nor 
more  than  six  months  for  every  such  offense. 

203.  Any  Superintendent,  County  or  State,  violating   p0r  violation 
the  provisions  of  law  relating  to  the  examination  and   tion  -iaw». 
certification  of  teachers^  upon  conviction  shall  be  finod 

not  less  than  fifty  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
and  shall  be  debarred  from  holding  any  school  office  in 
this  State. 

(For  other  provisions  for  violation  of  examination 
laws,  see  Ch.  6165,  Laws  of  1911;  Sections  54-59  pre- 
ceeding) . 


SPECIAL  SCHOOLS;  SCHOOLS  FOR 
TEACHERS  AND  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION 

State   Summer  Schools  for  Teachers. 

en.  6498,  204.     That  there  is  hereby  established  and  created  in 

as  amended     this  State  three  Summer  Schools  to  be  located  as  follows : 
Laws  of  1915.   One  in   connection   with   the  University   of  Florida,   at 

Three  sum- 
mer schools     Gainesville;  one  in  connection  with  the  Florida   State 

College  for  Women,  at  Tallahassee;  and  one  in  connection 


established. 


with    the    Agricultural     and 
Negroes,  at  Tallahassee. 


Mechanical     College     for 


Duty  of 
State  Board 
of  Educa- 
tion. 


To  whom 
schools  open 


Who   to 
teach 


205.  The  Summer  Schools  herein  created  shall  be  in 
charge  of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  hold  sessions  of  one  or  more  of  them  each 
summer;  the  said  sessions  to  begin  not  later  than  June 
28th  and  to  continue  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  ten 
weeks. 

206.  The    Summer    Schools    hereby    created    shall    be 
open  to  all  students  who  desire  to  graduate,  and  under- 
graduates for  professional  or  vocational  work  of  any  char- 
acter, and  no  teacher  shall  be  employed  to  teach  therein 
who  is  not  a  specialist  and  whose  educational  qualifica- 
tions have  not  thoroughly  equipped  him  or  her  for  high 
grade  work. 


Hoard  for  ap-  207.  The  President  of  the  University  of  Florida  and 
'  the  President  of  the  Florida.  State  College  for  Women, 
and  the  President  of  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical 
College  for  Negroes  shall  be  President,  respectively,  of 
the  Summer  School  connected  with  each  of  said  institu- 
tions, and  the  President  of  the  University  of  Florida 
and  the  President  of  the  Florida  State  College  for 
Women,  in  connection  with  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  shall  constitute  a  Hoard  whose  duty 


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it  shall  be  to  name  all  teachers  for  the  Summer  Schools,  gt^drse  of 

to  prescribe  the  course  of  study  therefor,  and  to  make  Rules  and 

such  further  rules  and  regulations  goveining  the  same  regulations 
as  they  may  deem  fit  and  proper. 

208.     All  work  conducted  at  the  said  Summer  Schools    character 
shall  be  of  such  character  as  to  entitle  the  students  doing   quired. 
the   same   to   collegiate,   normal    or   professional    credit 
therefor  and  may  be  applied  toward  making  a  degree. 


209.     All  teachers  attending  any  one  of  the  Summjer   credit  for 
Schools  herein  created  and  whose  work  entitles  them  to 
credit  therefor,  upon  making  proof  of  the  same  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  is  hereby  entitled 

CPrTjTlORTfV 

to  one  year's  extension  on  any  Florida  teacher's  certificate 
they  may  hold  and  which  has  not  fully  expired,  and  such 
certificate  may  be  extended  one  year  for  each  succeeding 
session  attended  by  said  teacher. 


County   Teacher-Training   Departments. 


210.     The  State  Board  of  Education  shall   provide  a    oh.  «»83o, 

-.-*••    ,    cv   i        i   •  i-     Laws  of  1915. 

Teacher-Training  Department  in  one  High  School  in  eacn    state  Board 

,    ,.  of  Education 

county  of  the  State  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as    to  provide 
shall  be  adopted  by  said  State  Board  of  Education;  Pro- 
vided, that  such  High  School  shall  have  not  less  than  ten 
pupils  ready  and  prepared  for  and   who  will   take  the 
teacher-training  course  of  study. 


211.  The  State  Board  of  Education  shall  appropriate 
to  each  Teacher-Training  Department  the  sum  of  five  Roar<1 
hundred  (1500.00)  dollars,  provided  the  County  Board 
of  Public  Instruction  appropriates  an  equal  amount  or 
more  to  secure  a  competent  teacher,  all  of  whose  time 
shall  be  devoted  to  the  Teacher-Training  Department. 


212.     For  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions          ora 
of  this  Act  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand   ($25,000.00)    tion 


JIO 


Ch.   6840, 
Laws  of  1915, 
amending 
Ch.  G529, 
Laws  of  1913. 

Florida 
Industrial 
School  for 
Boys. 


State    Indus- 
trial School 
for   Girls. 


Under 

management 
of  State 
Board 


dollars  per  year  for  the  two  years  beginning  July  1st, 
1915,  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby 
appropriated  out  of  any  money  in  the  State  Treasury  not 
otherwise  appropriated. 

Industrial    Schools    for    Boys    and    for    Girls. 

213.  The    State    Reform    School    heretofore    located 
and  established  under  Chapter  4565,  Laws  of  Florida, 
Acts  of  1897,  near  Marianna,  Jackson  County,  and  which 
was  changed  to  the  "Florida  Industrial  School  for  BOYS" 
under  Chapter  6529,  Laws  of  Florida,  Acts  of  1013,  is 
hereby  continued  and  maintained  for  the  correction  of 
boys. 

214.  A   State  Industrial   School  for  Girls  is   hereby 
created,  to  be  located  at  some  place  within  the  State  of 
Florida  to  be  determined  by  the  Board  of  State  Institu- 
tions. 

215.  Said  Institutions  shall  be  placed  under  the  man- 
agement of  the  Board  of  State  Institutions. 

(For  further  provisions  concerning  these  schools,  see 
General  Statutes,  Sections  4165-4175,  and  Chapter  6840, 
Laws  of  1915). 

Florida   School   for   the   Deaf   and   Blind. 


Ch.  5384  (20) 
Laws  of  1905. 
Powers  of 
State  Board 
and  Board  of 
Control. 
Ch.  5927, 
Laws  of  1909 


216.  The  State  Board  of  Education  *  *  *  is 
hereby  vested  with  the  title  to  all  the  assets  and  prop- 
erty of  the  Florida  School  for  the  Deaf  and  Blind, 
but  the  control,  possession  and  management 
thereof,  and  of  said  school,  and  each  and  every  depart- 
ment thereof  *  *  *  is  hereby  vested  in  the  Board  of 
Control. 


(See  Ch.  5384,  Laws  of  Florida,  Appendix) 


Florida  Agricultural   and  Mechanical  College 
for  Negroes. 

217.  A  Normal  School  for  the  training  and  instruc- 
tion of  colored  teachers  is  established  under  the  super- 
vision and  control  of  the  State  Board  of  Education  and 
the   Board   of   Control.     *     *     *     The   Florida   Agricul- 
tural and  Mechanical  College  for  Negroes  now  established 
at  Tallahassee  shall  be  such  school. 

(See*Ch.  5384,  Laws  of  Florida,  Appendix). 

• 

University    of    Florida    and    Florida    State 
College   for   Women. 

218.  There  shall  be  established,  and  there  is  hereby 
created,  the  following  institutions  of  higher  education  in 
this  State,  to-wit:     One  University  to  be  known  as  the 
University  of  Florida,  and  one  Female  Seminary  to  be 
known  as  the  Florida  State  College  for  Women. 

(See  Ch.  5384,  Laws  of  Florida,  Appendix). 


Ch.  5384  (11) 
Laws  of  1905. 
Supervision 
of  State 
Board  of  Edu- 
cation and 
Board  of 
Control. 
Ch.  5925, 
Laws  of  1909 


Ch. 5384  (12) 
Laws  of  1905. 
Creation  of 
University    of 
Florida  and 
Florida   State 
College  for 
Women. 
Ch.  5924  and 
Ch.  5926, 
Laws  of  1909 


Board  of  Control. 


219.     There  is  hereby  created  a  Board  of  Control  which 
shall  consist  of  five  citizens  from  this  State,     *     *     *    creation. 
who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Governor,  and  their  terms 
of  office  shall  be  for  four  years.     *     *     * 

Said  Board  of  Control,  except  as  herein  provided,  shall   ii>.,  sec.  15. 

Subject  to 

act  in  conjunction  with,  but  at  all  times  under  and  sub-   state  Board 

of  Educa- 

ject  to  the  control  and  supervision  of  the  State  Board  of  tion. 
Education. 

1*20.     The  Board  of  Control  shall  have  jurisdiction  over   ID.,  Sec.  19. 

lr  OWGFS. 

and  complete  management  and  control  of  all  the  said 
institutions  and  each  and  every  one  of  them,  to-wit:  The 
Universitv  of  Florida,  the  Florida  State  College  for 


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Women,  the  Florida  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College 
for  Negroes,  and  the  Florida  School  for  the  Deaf  and 
Blind,  and  is  hereby  vested  with  full  power  and  authority 
to  make  all  rules  and  regulations  necessary  for  their  gov- 
ernance not  inconsistent  with  the  general  rules  and  regu- 
lations made,  or  which  may  be  made,  at  any  joint  meet 
ing  of  the  said  Board  with  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

UNCODIFIED  ACTS. 

. 

CHAPTER  5384. 

• 

AN  ACT  to  abolish  the  Florida  Agricultural  College,  now 
officially  designated  as  the  University  of  Florida,  lo 
cated  at  Lake  City;  the  West  Florida  Seminary  uo\v 
known  as  the  Florida  State  College,  located  at  Talla- 
hassee; the  White  Normal  School,  located  at  DeFuniak 
Springs;  the  East  Florida  Seminary,  located  at 
Gainesville;  the  South  Florida  College,  located  at  Bar- 
tow;  the  Florida  Agricultural  Institute,  located  in  Os- 
ceola  County,  and  to  vacate  and  revoke  their  charters, 
powers,  franchises  and  privileges,  and  to  abolish  their 
Boards  of  Trustees,  managers  and  officers;  to  declare 
their  assets  and  property  the  property  of  the  State  of 
Florida,  and  to  vest  the  title  to  same  in  the  State  Board 
of  Education  in  trust  for  the  purposes  provided  in  this 
Act,  to  require  the  conveyance  of  title  and  the  delivery 
of  all  property  and  assets  of  said  abolished  institutions 
to  the  said  State  Board  of  Education  by  the  Trustees, 
Managers  or  other  persons  having  the  title,  possession, 
custody  or  control  of  the  assets  of  said  institutions ;  re- 
quiring an  accounting  and  reports  thereform,  includ- 
ing a  statement  of  all  their  liabilities  and  the  auditing 
of  the  same;  providing  for  the  payment  of  the  indebt- 
edness of  said  institutions;  revoking  and  abolishing  all 
continuing  appropriations  made  or  granted  thereto ;  for 
the  repeal  of  Sections  278,  270,  280,  281,  282,  288,  284, 


285,  287,  288,  289,  291,  292,  293,  294,  295,  296,  297,  298 
and  299  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Florida,  relating  to 
the  creation  and  establishment  of  the  Florida  Agricul 
tural  College,  its  organization,  powers,  rights  and  privi- 
leges and  matters  pertaining  thereto;  for  the  repeal  of 
Sections  301,  302,  303,  304,  305,  306,  307,  308,  309,  310, 
ail,  312,  313,  314,  315,  316,  317,  318,  319,  320,  321,  322, 
323,  325,  326  and  327  of  the  Eevised  Statutes  of 
Florida  relating  to  the  organization,  creation  and  es- 
tablishment of  the  Seminaries  East  and  West  of  the 
Suwannee  River,  their  location,  powers,  rights,  privi- 
leges and  matters  pertaining  thereto ;  the  repeal  of  Sec- 
tion 268  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  Florida  relating  to 
the  establishment  of  a  White  Normal  School  at  De- 
Funiak  Springs,  and  providing  for  the  election  of  a 
faculty  therefor;  the  abolishing  of  the  Normal  and  In- 
dustrial department  created  in  the  St.  Petersburg  Nor- 
mal and  Industrial  School  located  at  St.  Petersburg, 
and  the  repealing  of  Chapter  4998  of  the  Laws  of  Flor- 
ida, entitled  "An  Act  to  assist  in  the  maintaining  an 
Industrial  and  Normal  department  in  the  St.  Peters- 
burg Normal  and  Industrial  School ;  to  create  scholar- 
ships therein  and  to  make  appropriations  therefor," 
approved  May  31,  1901;  providing  that  no  further  ap- 
propriations or  State  aid  shall  be  made  to  the  said  in- 
stitution, the  striking  from  the  name  of  said  institu- 
tion of  the  words  ''Normal  and  Industrial,"  and  the  re- 
linquishing to  the  County  of  Hillsborough  of  all  inter- 
est possessed  by  the  State  in  and  to  the  said  school  or 
its  property  by  reason  of  the  appropriations  made  and 
aid  granted  thereto ;  for  the  amendment  of  Section  269 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of  Florida  relating 
to  the  establishment  of  a  normal  school  for  colored 
teachers,  and  providing  for  the  election  of  a  faculty 
therefor;  the  establishment,  creation  and  location  of 
the  University  of  the  State  to  be  known  as  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  one  female  Seminarv 


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to  be  known  as  the  Florida  Female  College,  for  the 
maintenance  and  support  of  same;  providing  for  the 
change  of  location  of  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf 
and  Dumb  now  located  at  St.  Augustine,  and  its  en- 
largement, maintenance  and  support;  providing  for 
the  maintenance,  support  and  greater  efficiency  of  the 
Colored  Normal  School  located  at  Tallahassee,  and  for 
the  change  of  location  of  the  same  as  may  be  desired; 
for  the  creation  of  a  Board  of  Control  to  manage  and 
control  all  of  said  several  institutions  created  and  pro- 
vided to  be  supported  and  maintained  by  this  act,  and 
to  provide  for  their  appointment,  terms  of  office,  man- 
ner of  their  succession,  organization,  compensation, 
modes  and  manner  of  payment  and  matters  connected 
therewith;  granting  unto  said  Board,  the  control  and 
management  of  said  institutions  and  every  department 
thereof,  full  power  and  authority  to  that  end,  and  for 
the  employment  of  all  instructors,  teachers,  servants 
and  employees;  for  the  purchase  of  all  property,  furni- 
ture, paraphernalia  and  matters  for  said  institutions 
and  the  proper  administration  of  the  same,  and  the 
mode  and  manner  by  which  the  expense  of  their  opera- 
tion, support  and  maintenance  shall  be  provided  and 
paid ;  making  the  said  Board  and  its  actions  subject  to 
the  control  and  supervision  of  the  State  Board  of  Edu 
cation,  and  providing  for  joint  meetings  of  the  same; 
creating  the  said  Board  of  Control  a  body  corporate 
and  prescribing  its  powers  and  duties ;  appropriating 
the  assets  and  property  of  such  institution  so  selected 
to  the  location,  establishment,  support  and  maintenance 
of  the  said  institution  or  institutions  that  may  be  so 
located ;  providing  as  to  how  the  said  funds,  assets  and 
property  of  the  abolished  University  of  Florida  shall 
be  disposed  of,  including  the  funds  arising  under  the 
Hatch  and  Morrill  acts,  and  as  to  the  establishment  of 
the  Experiment  Station  provided  by  the  United  States ; 
providing  for  the  disposition  of  any  endowment  or  funds 


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belonging  to  the  said  State  College  and  not  the  prop- 
erty of  the  State  of  Florida  in  case  none  of  said  insti- 
tutions created  or  maintained  by  this  act  shall  be  lo- 
cated at  Tallahassee,  and  in  case  one  of  said  institu- 
tions created  by  this  act  shall  be  located  there,  and  for 
any  necessary  accounting  between  the  City  of  Talla- 
hassee and  the  State  of  Florida  in  regard  thereto ;  pro- 
viding for  the  establishment  in  the  University  of  the 
State  of  Florida  created  by  this  act  of  an  Agricultural, 
Industrial  and  Mechanical  Department  and  Normal 
Department  for  the  Instruction  of  White  Teachers, 
Summer  Schools,  a  classical  and  scientific  department, 
and  such  other  departments  of  higher  education  as  the 
said  Boards  shall  deem  necessary;  providing  for  the 
design  of  education ;  for  the  admission  of  students ;  for 
scholarships;  for  rules  and  regulations  in  that  regard, 
and  as  to  grades  of  education,  and  the  powers  of  said 
Boards  in  regard  thereto;  providing  for  the  appropria- 
tion of  the  Seminary  Morrill  and  Hatch  funds  and  the 
interest  thereon  as  required  by  the  acts  of  Congress 
granting  the  same ;  providing  for  a  settlement  with  the 
City  of  Gainesville  and  the  town  of  Lake  City  in  case 
neither  of  the  Institutions  created  or  maintained  by 
this  act  shall  be  located  at  either  of  said  places  and  for 
the  refunding  of  donations  made  by  said  places  respec- 
tively to  the  institutions  formerly  located  thereat  and 
abolished  by  this  act,  in  case  that  none  of  the  institu- 
tions are  located  by  said  Boards  at  such  points ;  provid- 
ing for  the  sale  and  disposal  of  all  the  assets  by  this  act 
not  specifically  appropriated,  and  for  the  creation  of  a 
fund  arising  from  any  surplus  assets  and  property,  and 
the  disposal  of  the  same;  providing  for  an  appropria- 
tion by  the  State  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  and  assisting 
in  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  this  act,  and  for  a  con- 
tinuing appropriation  for  the  maintenance  and  support 
of  said  institutions  as  may  be  requisite  and  necessary 
from  time  to  time;  providing  for  the  auditing  and  ap- 


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proving  of  all  accounts  in  the  operation,  enlargement, 
maintenance  and  conduct  of  the  institutions  provided 
for  and  maintained  by  this  act,  and  the  modes  and  man- 
ner of  their  payment;  providing  as  to  who  shall  keep 
and  have  possession  of  all  funds  provided  for  under  this 
act  and  subsequent  acts  in  relation  thereto;  as  to  how 
the  same  shall  be  paid  out  and  disposed  of;  providing 
for  the  powers  and  duties  of  the  Board  of  Control  in 
relation  to  the  prescribing  of  examinations  and  the 
forms  thereof  in  the  public  schools  of  this  State  and  as 
to  admission  therefrom  and  from  other  institutions  of 
learning  into  the  said  institutions  created  and  main- 
tained by  this  act,  and  the  issuance  of  certificates  in 
regard  to  the  same;  for  the  vesting  in  the  State  Board 
of  Education  of  the  title  to  all  the  assets  and  property 
of  the  Colored  Normal  School  and  the  Institute  for  the 
Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb;  requiring  the  abolition  of  such 
trustees,  managers  and  officers  and  the  surrender  of 
the  management,  possession  and  control  of  such  insti- 
tutions and  their  property  to  the  Board  of  Control— 
the  vesting  in  said  Board  of  all  powers  now  provided 
by  law  and  this  act  in  regard  thereto ;  the  duties  of  the 
State  Treasurer,  Comptroller,  Superintendent  of  Pub- 
lic Instruction,  State  Board  of  Education  and  Board 
of  Control  in  regard  to  said  institutions;  to  provide  for 
a  Normal  Department  and  Summer  School  for  white 
teachers  in  the  Florida  Female  College  and  a  Summer 
School  for  colored  teachers  in  the  colored  normal 
school — whenever  necessary,  and  to  repeal  all  laws  in 
ronllicl  with  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

He  It  K-mirtvd  &.//  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida: 

institutions  1-  That  the  several  and  respective  institutions  of 
learning  and  education  heretofore  created,  chartered,  fos- 
tered and  maintained  by  this  State,  to-wit: 

The  F1onda  Agricultural  College,  now  officially  desig 


97 

nated  and  known  as  the  "University  of  Florida,"  located 
at  Lake  City. 

The  West  Florida  Seminary  now  designated  and  known 
as  "The  Florida  State  College,"  located  at  Tallahassee. 

Tin*  White  Normal  School,  located  at  DeFuniak 
Springs. 

The  East  Florida  Seminary,  located  at  Gainesville. 
The  South  Florida  College,  located  at  Bartow;  and 

The  Florida  Agricultural  Institute,  located  in  Osceola 
County,  be,  and  each  and  every  of  them  are  hereby  abol- 
ished and  their  and  each  and  every  of  their  charters,  fran- 
chises, powers,  rights  and  privileges  granted  to  or  pos- 
sessed by  them  respectively  are  hereby  revoked,  vacated 
and  abolished. 

2.     That  all  and  singular  all  the  lands,  tenements  and   Property 

_     vested  in 

hereditaments,  estate  and  property,    real,    personal    and 


mixed,  including  all  bonds,  funds,  moneys  and  in-  tion. 
vestments,  and  the  rents,  issues  and  profits,  thereof, 
had,  held  or  possessed  by  the  said  institutions  named  in 
Section  1  of  this  Act,  or  any  of  them,  or  to  which  said 
institutions  or  any  of  them  might  or  could  have,  claim,  or 
be  in  any  way  or  manner  entitled  to  either  in  esse  or  in 
futuro  and  from  any  source  whatsoever,  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  declared  forfeit  and  to  revert  to  the  State  of 
Florida,  and  upon  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  act,  Fee  simple 
to  vest  absolutely  in  the  State  Board  of  Education  in  fee  tltl0 
simple  absolute,  in  trust,  nevertheless,  for  the  uses  and 
purposes  hereinafter  provided  for  herein. 

.'».     That  immediately  upon  the  passage  of  this  act,  the   Reports,  etc. 

,.    of  abolished 

several  and  respective  trustees,  managers  and  officers  ot   institn- 
the  said  several  and  respective  institutions  mentioned  in 
Section  1  of  this  act,  shall  prepare  and  make  up  dupli- 
cate accounts  and  inventories  of  all   the  property,  real, 

7—  DSL 


98 


Sent  to 
Comptroller 
and  to 
Governor. 


Continuing 
appropria- 
tions 
revoked. 


personal  and  mixed,  owned,  possessed,  claimed  or  con 
trolled  by  said  respective  institutions  or  said  officers,  man- 
agers or  trustees  for  and  on  their  behalf  showing  in  de- 
tail every  item  of  asset  or  liability  of  the  said  institu- 
tions respectively,  and  if  any  of  said  institutions  shall  be 
indebted  to  any  person  or  persons,  said  report  shall  show 
in  detail  a  true  and  correct  statement  of  said  accounts 
and  indebtedness,  as  to  when  created,  for  what,  to  whom 
due  and  the  amount  thereof,  and  shall  also  prepare  and 
deliver  with  said  report  duplicate  vouchers  for  the  pay- 
ment of  each  separate  indebtedness  duly  and  properly  cer- 
tified and  approved  by  the  proper  officials,  which  said 
reports,  inventories,  schedules  and  vouchers  from  each  of 
the  said  institutions  shall  be  made  in  duplicate,  and  each 
of  which  shall  be  certified  to  by  the  President  or  Chair- 
man of  the  respective  Boards  of  Trustees  or  managers  and 
sworn  to  by  the  Secretary  thereof  and  under  the  seal  of 
the  respective  institutions,  if  it  or  they  be  provided  with 
a  seal,  one  of  which  duplicate  shall  be  transmitted  to  and 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  Comptroller  and  the  other  shall 
be  transmitted  to  the  Governor  as  President  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education  and  the  said  respective  institutions 
through  their  trustees,  managers  or  other  officers  or  who- 
soever shall  be  vested  with  the  title  to  or  possessed  of  the 
respective  assets  and  property  or  any  part  or  portion 
thereof,  shall  at  once,  by  proper  instruments  of  writing, 
duly  executed  and  acknowledged,  grant  and  convey,  as- 
sign, transfer,  set  over  and  deliver  unto  the  State  Board 
of  Education  all  the  assets  and  property,  real,  personal 
and  mixed  of  whatsoever  nature  and  kind,  had,  held, 
claimed,  owned  or  possessed  by  said  institutions  and 
each  and  every  of  them  respectively,  including  all  of  the 
books,  papers,  vouchers  and  records  kept  or  possessed  by 
them  and  each  and  every  of  them. 

4.  That  all  continuing  appropriations  heretofore  made 
to  said  institutions  mentioned  in  Section  1.  of  this  act,  or 
anv  of  them,  are  hereby  revoked. 


5.  That  the     State  Auditor  shall,  as  soon  as  practi-   Accounts  to 

be  audited. 

cable,  after  such  inventories,  schedules,  accounts  and 
vouchers  have  been  filed  with  the  Governor  and  Comp- 
troller and  the  said  books,  papers,  property  and  assets 
be  transferred  to  the  said  State  Board  of  Education, 
audit  all  accounts  of  said  institutions  and  each  and  every 
of  them  for  at  least  one  year  prior  to  the  passage  of  this 
act,  and  shall  check  over  and  verify  all  said  lists  and  in- 
ventories, examine  into  the  auditing  and  approval  of  all 
claims  and  vouchers  certified  against  said  institutions 
for  payment,  and  make  his  report  thereon  in  duplicate, 
one  of  which  shall  be  transmitted  to  the  Comptroller  for 
filing  in  his  office,  and  the  other  shall  be  transmitted  to 
the  Governor  as  President  of  the  State  Hoard  of  Educa- 
tion. 

6.  That  all  Boards  of  Trustees,  managers  and  officers   of°  Trustees 
of  the  several  institutions  mentioned  in  Section  1  of  this   abolished- 
Act,  and  the  Board  of  Trustees,  officers  and  managers  of 

the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute  and  of  the  Colored 
Normal  School  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  abolished. 

7.  That  Sections  278,  279,  280,  281,  282,  283,  284,  285,     ects. 


287,  288,  289,  291,  292,  293,  294,  295,  296,  297,  298  and  299    J»JB4* 

Col.   repealed. 

of  the  Revised  Statutes  relating  to  the  creation  and  estab- 
lishment of  the  Florida  Agricultural  College,  its  organiza- 
tion, powers,  rights  and  privileges  and  matters  pertain- 
ing thereto,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

8.  That  Sections  301,  302.  303,  304.  305,  306,  307,  308,    sections  of 

R     S    rplitive 

309,  310,  311,  312,  313,  314,  315,  316,  317,  318,  319,  320.    to  seminaries 

rpn^aled 

321,  322,  323,  325,  326  and  327  of  the  Eevised  Statutes  of 
Florida  relating  to  the  organization,  creation  and  estab- 
lishment of  the  seminaries  east  and  west  of  the  Suwannee 
river,  their  location,  rights,  powers,  privileges,  and  mat- 
ters pertaining  thereto,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

9.  That  Section  268  of  the  Revised   Statutes  of  the   sections  of 

R.    S.    rel.   to 

State  of  Florida   in   relation   to  the  establishment  of  a    White  Normal 

repealed. 


100 


st.  Peters 


trial  school. 


Colored  Nor- 
mal  school. 


White  Normal  School  at  DeFuniak  Springs,  and  provid 
ing  for  the  election  of  a  faculty  therefor,  be  and,  the 
same  is  hereby  repealed. 

10.  That     the    industrial     and     normal     department 
created   in   the   St.    Petersburg   Normal    and    Industrial 
School,  located  at  St.  Petersburg,  is  hereby  abolished,  and 
Chapter  4998,  of  the  Laws  of  Florida,  entitled  "An  Act 
to    assist    in    maintaining    an    Industrial    and    Normal 
Department  in   the  St.   Petersburg  White   Normal    and 
Industrial  School;  to  create  scholarships  therein,  and  to 
make  appropriations  therefor,"  approved  May  31,  1901, 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed.     That  no  further 
appropriations  shall  be  made  or  State  aid  granted  to  said 
institution;    that    the   words    "Normal    and    Industrial" 
shall  be  stricken  from  the  name  thereof,   and  that   all 
right,  title  and  interest  in  the  said  school,  its  buildings  or 
property  had,  acquired  or  possessed  by  the  State  by  reason 
of    appropriations    heretofore    made    to    it    are    hereby 
granted  and  released  unto  the  County  of  Hillsborough, 
in  which  said  school  is  situate. 

11.  That  Section  269  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Florida  relating  to  the  establishment  of  a  Nor- 
mal School  for  colored  teachers  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  269.  Colored  formal  School— A  Normal  School 
tor  the  training  and  instruction  of  colored  teachers  is 
established  under  the  supervision  and  control  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education  and  the  Board  of  Control  herein- 
after provided.  The  Board  of  Control  shall  elect  a  faculty 
to  consist  of  a  principal  and  two  assistant  instructors 
who  shall  have  in  charge  the  training  and  instruction  of 
all  students,  subject  at  all  times  to  the  approval  of  and 
under  such  rules  and  regulations  as  the  Board  of  Con- 
trol hereinafter  created  shall  prescribe,  and  such  Board, 
under  rules  and  regulations  hereinafter  to  be  made,  shall 


101 


have  the  power  of  removal  of  all  or  any  of  the  faculty, 
may  increase  or  diminish  the  same,  and  may  add  such 
other  departments  of  instruction  and  education  to  such 
institution  from  time  to  time  as  may  be  deemed  advisable. 
The  Colored  Normal  School  now  established  at  Talla 
hassee  shall  be  such  school,  and  the  faculty  remain  as 
now  until  changed  by  said  Board,  but  the  State  Board 
of  Education  shall  have  the  power  to  change  the  location 
of  same  at  any  time  it  may  deem  it  of  benefit  or  advant 
age  to  such  institution  or  the  purposes  for  which  it  was 
created,  and  that  one-half  of  the  Morrill  fund  coming  or 
that  may  come  to  the  State  for  the  purposes  provided  in 
such  act  is  set  apart  and  appropriated  to  the  support 
and  maintenance  of  said  school. 

1.2.     That  there  shall  be  established,  and  there  is  hereby 
created,  the  following  institutions  of  higher  education  in 
this  State,  to-wit:     One  University  to  be  known  as  the 
University  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  one  Female  Semi 
nary  to  be  known  as  The  Florida  Female  College. 

13.  That  there  is  hereby  created  a  Board  of  Control 
which  shall  consist  of  five  citizens  of  this  State,  one  from 
East  Florida,  one  from  South  Florida,  one  from  West 
Florida,  one  from  Middle  Florida,  and  one  from  Middle 
South  Florida,  who  shall  have  been  residents  and  citizens 
thereof  for  a  period  of  at  least  ten  years  prior  to  their 
appointment,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Governor, 
and  their  terms  of  office  shall  be  for  four  years,  and  until 
their  sucessors  are  appointed  and  qualified,  except  that 
of  the  first  board  appointed  under  this  act  two  members 
thereof  shall  be  appointed  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and 
three  members  thereof  shall  be  appointed  for  the  term 
of  four  years,  and  thereafter  every  such  appointment, 
shall  be  for  the  term  of  four  years  except  in  case  of  an 
appointment  to  till  a  vacancy,  in  which  case  the  appoint- 
ment shall  be  for  the  unexpired  term.  The  Governor 
shall  have  power  to  remove  any  member  of  such  Board 


102 


May  be 
removed. 


Board  of 
Control — 
Organization 
and 
expenses. 


Chairman. 


Expenses 
paid. 


for  cause,  and  shall  fill  all  vacancies  that  may  at  any 
time  occur  therein.  No  member  of  said  first  Board  shall 
be  appointed  from  any  county  in  which  any  of  the  insti- 
tutions named  in  this  act  are  at  present  located,  and  no 
appointment  upon  such  Board  shall  ever  be  made  from 
any  county  in  which  any  institution  created,  established 
or  maintained  by  this  act  is  or  may  hereafter  be  located 
or  situate. 

14.  That  immediately  upon  the  passage  of  this  act 
the  Governor  shall  select  five  of  the  most  capable  and 
efficient  citizens  having  the  qualifications  prescribed 
herein,  and  appoint  the  same  as  herein  provided,  to  con- 
stitute such  Board  of  Control,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
immediately,  after  such  appointment,  assemble  at  the 
Capitol  and  there  organize  by  selecting  one  of  their  num- 
ber as  chairman.  The  chairman  shall  be  elected  from  the 
long  term  members,  and  the  chairmanship  shall  exist 
during  his  term  of  office.  The  Board  shall  elect  a  chair- 
man as  often  as  that  office  shall  become  vacant.  The 
members  of  said  Board  shall  be  paid  only  their  actual 
expenses  while  in  the  performance  of  their  duties,  and 
in  traveling  to,  from,  or  upon  the  same,  the  accounts  for 
which  shall  be  paid  quarterly  by  the  State  Treasurer  upon 
itemized  vouchers  duly  approved  by  the  chairman  of  said 
Board  and  the  Comptroller  as  is  herein  provided  for  the 
disbursement  of  funds. 


Under  control       15.     Said  Board  of  Control,  except  as  herein  provided, 

and  supervi- 
sion of  state  shall  act  in  conjunction  with,  but  at  all  times  under  and 

Board  of  Edu- 
cation, subject  to  the  control  and  supervision  of  the  State  Board 

of  Education. 

16.     As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  appointment  and 
organization  of  the  Board  of  Control,  the  Governor,  as 
President  of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  shall  cause 
a  meeting  of  both  of  said  boards  to  be  held  in  joint  session 
institutions       at  tne  Capitol,  and  at  said  meeting  shall  determine  the 


First  Joint 
meeting  of 
Boards. 


103 

place  of  location  of  the  rniversity  of  the  State  of  Florida 
-and  of  The  Florida  Female  College  hereby  created  and 
established,  and  prescribe  the  general  rules  and  regula- 
tions for  the  conduct  and  governance  of  the  same  and  the 
proper  management  thereof,  as  well  as  of  the  other  insti- 
tutions, to-wit :  The  Colored  Normal  School  and  The 
Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  heretofore 
created,  and  determine  as  to  any  change  in  location  of 
either  of  said  last  mentioned  institutions  that  may  be 
necessary  or  required,  and  shall  do  every  other  matter 
or  thing  at  that  or  some  subsequent  meeting  as  shall  be 
necessary  and  requisite  to  fully  carry  into  effect  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act. 

17.     In  determining  the  location  of  the  University  of  °f 

the  State  of  Florida  created  and  established  by  this  act, 
the  said  boards  in  joint  meeting  assembled  shall  take 
into  consideration  the  lands,  property,  buildings  and  sit- 
uation of  the  respective  institutions  named  in  and  abol- 
ished by  this  act,  having  regard  to  the  permanent  loca- 
tion of  such  an  institution  at  some  central  point  in  the 
State,  both  geographically  and  as  to  population,  as  well 
as  to  the  needs  and  requirements  of  the  same  as  pre- 
scribed in  this  act  and  the  powers  given  thereunder,  and 
the  funds  and  means  at  their  command,  or  which  may 
naturally  come  to  the  control  of  the  State  Board  of  Edu- 
cation for  such  purposes,  and  may,  if  advisable,  after  care-  - 
ful  consideration,  appropriate  either  temporarily  or  per- 
manently, the  location,  lands,  buildings,  property  and 
effects  of  any  one  of  said  vacated  and  abolished  institu- 
tions for  such  purpose.  Said  Boards  being  hereby  vested 
with  an  absolute  discretion  and  power  in  the  matter  of 
location  and  situs  of  this  said  institution.  That  in  the 
location  of  The  Florida  Female  College  herebv  created,  Florida 

Female  Col- 

said   Boards   are   hereby   authorized   and   empowered    to   le^e 
locate  and  fix  the  same  (after  they  shall  have  located  the 
said  University)  at  one  of  the  places  occupied  by  any  one 


104 


Institute 

for  Blind  and 

Deaf. 


of  the  said  abolished  institutions  under  this  act,  having 
especial  regard  for  the  character  and  condition  of  the 
grounds,  buildings  and  structures  thereon  of  such  abol- 
ished institution  as  they  may  select;  its  location  as  to 
health  and  accessibility,  and  its  adaptability  to  the  par 
ticular  needs  of  such  an  institution.  Said  Boards  are 
hereby  further  authorized,  directed  and  empowered  to 
change  the  location  of  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf 
and  Dumb  heretofore  created  if  they  shall  deem  such 
change  of  location  wise  and  expedient,  and  after  they 
have  selected  and  located  the  said  University  of  the  State 
of  Florida,  and  the  said  Florida  Female  College;  in  case 
they  shall  determine  to  change  the  location  of  the  Insti- 
tute for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  they  shall  change 
the  same  to  and  locate  the  same  at  one  of  the  places  now 
occupied  by  some  one  of  the  said  abolished  institutions 
which  they  shall  select  for  such  purpose  not  already 
selected  by  them  for  the  purposes  herein  provided,  having 
due  regard  for  the  necessity  and  requirements  of  the  same, 
its  situation  and  accessibility  and  its  adaptability  1o  the 
purposes  of  such  institution,  and  in  selecting  said  loca- 
tion shall  have  due  regard  and  make  provisions  for  the 
complete  separation,  but  with  equal  consistent  accommo- 
dation and  within  reach  and  under  the  control  of  the  same 
corps  of  officers,  teachers  and  managers,  of  the  white  and 
colored  inmates  of  the  same  so  that  there  will  be  no  admix 
-lure  or  association  of  the  races.  That  upon  the  selection 
of  any  of  the  locations,  lands  buildings  or  struc- 
tures by  the  said  Boards  of  any  of  the  said  abolished  insti- 
tutions for  the  location  of  the  said  University  of  the 
State  of  Florida,  Florida  Female  College  or  the  Institute 
for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb,  such  lands,  buildingsr 
structures,  property  and  assets  of  such  abolished  institu- 
tions, or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  so  selected 
for  said  respective  University,  Female  College  or  Insti 
tute,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  appropriated  and  set 
apart  1o  and  for  the  use  of  such  respective  institutions. 


18.  That  the  property  and  assets  of  each  and  every  of  of 
the  said  institutions  abolished  by  this  act  which  shall  not 
be  selected  by  the  said  Boards  as  a  location  for  the  said 
University,  College  or  Institute,  shall  be  sold  or  otherwise 
disposed  of  as  in  the  judgment  of  the  said  State  Board  of 
Education  shall  be  deemed  best,  as  herein  provided,  and 
the  proceeds  thereof  shall  be  applied  to  the  establishment, 
support  and  maintenance  of  the  said  University,  College 
and  Institute,  and  support  and  maintenance  of  the 
Colored  Normal  School ;  Provided,  That  if  the  said 
Boards,  in  their  discretion,  shall  select  some  place  or  when  other 

locations 

places  other  than  Lake  City,  in  the  County  of  Columbia,  selected. 
Tallahassee,  in  the  County  of  Leon,  or  Gainesville,  in  the 
County  of  Alachua,  for  the  location  of  the  said  Univer- 
sity, College,  or  Institute,  then  in  such  case  the  said 
Hoards  shall  have  an  accounting  with  the  City  of  Talla 
hassee,  if  the  said  abolished  institution  at  Tallahassee 
is  not  selected  for  one  of  the  said  institutions,  and  if  it 
shall  appear  that  said  abolished  institution  at  Tallahassee 
shall  be  possessed  of  any  property  funds  or  endowment* 
belonging  thereto  and  not  the  property  of  the  State  and 
the  said  City  of  Tallahassee  has  paid  to  the  State  or  said 
institution  the  two  thousand  dollars  per  annum  provided 
to  be  paid  in  and  by  Section  325  of  the  Revised  Statutes 
of  the  State  of  Florida,  that  in  such  case  the  said  State 
Board  of  Education  shall  refund  to  the  said  City  of 
Tallahassee  such  proportion  of  said  moneys,  funds  or 
endowments  belonging  to  the  said  abolished  institution 
and  not  the  property  of  the  State,  or  if  it  shall  be  found 
on  said  accounting  that  the  said  City  of  Tallahassee  has 
not  made  the  payments  required  by  the  said  Section  of 
the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of  Florida,  then  (he 
said  State  Board  shall  refund  so  much  of  said  funds  or 
property  of  said  abolished  institution  coming  to  said 
Board  as  the  assets  of  the  said  abolished  institution,  less 
the  amount  due  or  owing  by  said  city  under  the  pro- 
visions of  said  section.  And  in  case  the  said  citv  oi' 


lot* 


May   be 
appropriated 
for  high 
schools. 


Board  of 
Control  to 
manage  and 
conduct 
schools. 


Gainesville  shall  not  be  selected  by  said  Boards  as  one  of 
the  places  for  the  location  of  one  of  said  institutions,  then 
the  said  Board  of  Education  shall  refund  to  the  said  City 
of  Gainesville  out  of  the  assets  and  property  of  the  abol- 
ished institution  located  at  such  place,  so  much  of  the 
lands  and  property  of  the  same,  or  its  equivalent  at  its 
then  value,  as  was  donated  to  the  said  State  by  the  said 
City  of  Gainesville;  and  if  the  said  Boards  shall  nol 
select  the  abolished  institution  located  at  Lake  City  as 
one  of  the  places  for  the  location  for  one  of  the  said  insti- 
tutions, then  the  said  State  Board  of  Education,  out  of 
the  assets  and  property  coming  to  it  from  the  said  abol- 
ished institution  at  that  place,  shall  refund  to  the  said 
City  of  Lake  City  the  fifteen  thousand  dollars  and  the  one 
hundred  acres  of  land  donated  by  Lake  City  to  the  said 
institution  upon  its  establishment  at  that  place,  and  in 
case  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  is  re- 
moved from  its  present  location  then  its  assets  and  prop- 
erty shall  be  used  or  the  proceeds  thereof  for  its  re-loca- 
tion, establishment  and  maintenance  with  such  other 
funds  as  may  be  required;  Provided,  That  of  the  build- 
ings, property  or  assets  of  any  abolished  institution  which 
may  not  be  used,  appropriated  or  otherwise  disposed  of 
under  this  act,  the  State  Board  of  Education  and  State 
Board  of  Control,  in  joint  session,  may,  in  their  discre- 
tion, if  they  shall  deem  the  same  advisable  and  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  State,  set  apart  and  appropriate  the 
same  or  any  portion  thereof  to  the  county  or  counties  in 
which  the  same  may  be  located  for  the  purposes  of  Public 
High  Schools  in  such  county  or  counties  under  such 
restrictions  and  terms,  or  for  such  times  as  they  may 
deem  proper  and  just. 

19.  The  Board  of  Control  shall  have  jurisdiction  over 
and  complete  management  and  control  of  all  the  said 
several  institutions  and  each  and  every  of  them, 
tp-wit:  The  University  of  the  State  of  Florida,  The 


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Florida  Female  College,  the  Colored  Normal  School,  and 
the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb,  and  is 
hereby  invested  with  full  power  and  authority  to  make 
all  rules  and  regulations  necessary  for  their  governance  subject  to 

,  ,     ..  regulations  of 

not  inconsistent  with  the  general  rules  and  regulations   state  Board, 
made  or  which  may  be  made  at  any  joint  meeting  of  the 
said    Board    with    the   State   Board   of   Education.      To 
appoint  all  the  managers,  faculty,  teachers,  servants  and 
employees,  and  to  remove  the  same  as  in  their  judgment 
and  discretion  may  be  best;  fix  their  compensation  and 
provide  for  their  payment.     To  have  full  management,   Jfafnftituent 
possession  and  control  of  each  and  every  of  the  said  insti-   tions- 
tutions   and  every   department   thereof,   and   the   lands, 
buildings,  structures  and  property  belonging  thereto.   To 
provide  for  the  course  of  instruction  and  the  different   £SSuctfon. 
branches  and  grades  to  be  kept  and  maintained  thereat, 
and  to  alter  and  change  the  same.    To  visit  and  inspect    inspection, 
the  said   institutions  and   each  and  every   department, 
and  to  provide  for  the  proper  keeping  of  accounts,  regis- 
ters and  records  thereof.    To  make  and  prepare  all  neces-   Budsets. 
sary  budgets  of  expenditures  for  the  enlargement,  proper 
furnishing,  maintenance,  support    and    conduct    of    the 
same.    To  audit  and  approve  all  the  accounts  and  expen-   Audit 
clitures,   supervise  the  employment   and   removal   of   all 
teachers  and  instructors,  select  and  purchase  all  property, 
furniture,  fixtures,  paraphernalia  necessary  for  the  same 
from  time  to  time;  to  build,  construct,  change,  enlarge, 
repair  and  maintain  any  and  all  the  buildings  or  struc-   Buildings 
tures  now  in  existence,  or  that  may  hereafter  be  neces- 
sary for  each  and  every  of  said  institutions  created  and 
maintained  by  this  act;  to  purchase  and  acquire  all  lands 
and  property  necessary  for  same  of  every  nature  and 
description  whatsoever;  and  to  care  for  and  maintain  the 
same,  and  to  do  and  perform  every  other  matter  or  thing 
requisite  to  the  proper  management,  maintenance,  sup- 
port and  control  of  each  and  every  of  the  said  institutions 
necessary  or  requisite  to  carry  out  fully  the  purposes  of 


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Institute    for 
Blind,  Deaf 
and  Dumb. 


State 


Powers 

of  Board  of 

fontrol. 


Management 
•f. 


this  act,  and  for  raising  to  and  maintaining  them  at  the 
proper  efficiency  and  standard  as  required  in  and  by  the 
provisions  of  his  act,  but  at  all  times  subject  to  the 
supervision  and  control  of  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

20.  That  Section  270  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Florida  be  and  the  same  is  amended  so  as  to  read 
as  follows : 

Section  270.  Board  of  Managers.— That  the  State 
Board  of  Education  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vested 
with  the  title  to  all  the  assets  and  property  of  the  Insti 
tute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  that  it  is  now  or  may 
hereafter  become  entitled  to,  but  the  control,  possession 
and  management  thereof  and  of  the  said  Institute  and 
each  and  every  department  thereof  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  vested  in  the  Board  of  Control  according  to  the 
terms  and  provisions  of  this  act  except  as  may  be  herein 
otherwise  provided. 

That  Section  271  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State 
of  Florida  providing  for  the  present  location  of  the  said 
Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  at  St.  Augustine 
be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

That  the  powers  provided  for  in  Sections  275  and  27t> 
of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State  of  Florida  vesting  the 
same  in  the  said  State  Board  of  Education  as  Trustees 
of  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  are  hereby 
vested  in  the  Board  of  Control  as  provided  in  this  act, 
and  so  much  of  said  sections  as  vests  in  the  State  Board 
of  Education  the  management  and  control  of  the  said 
Institute  are  hereby  repealed. 

That  Section  277  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of  the  State 
of  Florida   providing   for  report   of   the  Board   of  Man 
agers  of  the  Institute  for  the  Blind.  Deaf  and  Dumb,  be 
and  the  s;nne  is  hereby  repealed. 


109 


That  the  Board  of  Control  provided  in  this  act  shall 
have  all  the  powers  and  duties  in  regard  to  the  manage- 
ment and  control  of  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and 
Dumb  located  in  this  State  as  is  provided  for  in  Chapter 
3,  Part  One,  Title  Five,  of  the  Kevised  Statutes  of  the 
State  of  Florida  and  Chapter  5209  of  the  Laws  of  Florida, 
the  same  being  an  act  entitled  an  act  to  provide  for  the 
education  and  industrial  training  of  the  blind,  deaf  and 
dumb  of  the  State  of  Florida,  approved  June  4,  1903. 

That  the  Trustees  created  and  appointed  by  said  last 
mentioned  act  are  hereby  abolished,  and  that  wherever 
the  words  "Board  of  Trustees"  appear  in  said  act  they  be 
stricken  out,  and  whatever  powers  and  duties  in  and  by 
the  said  act  are  given  to  such  Board  of  Trustees  that 
such  powers  and  duties  are  hereby  vested  in  and  shall 
be  exercised  by  the  said  Board  of  Control.  That  said 
Trustees  and  all  persons  or  officers  vested  with  title  or 
possession  to  any  of  its  property  do  immediately  convey 
the  same  to  the  State  Board  of  Education.  That  Section 
'2  of  said  act,  the  same  being  an  act  entitled  an  act  to 
provide  for  the  education  and  industrial  training  of  the 
Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  of  the  State  of  Florida,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

'21.  The  University  of  the  State  of  Florida  shall  have 
and  contain  the  following  departments  and  such  other 
departments  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  determined 
upon  and  added  at  any  joint  meeting  of  the  State  Board 
of  Education  with  the  said  Board  of  Control,  to-wit : 

A  Department  of  Agriculture,  Mechanical  and  In- 
dustrial Arts; 

A  Scientific  and  Classical  Department; 

A  Normal  Department  for  the  training  and  instruction   Normal 

department. 

of  White  Teachers.  It  being  intended  that  the  design  and 
scope  of  this  institute  shall  be  to  teach  such  branches  of 


110 


Summer 
Schools. 


Florida 
Female  Col- 
lege— 

Scope  of  In- 
struction. 


Only  female 
white 

students  ad- 
mitted. 


learning  as  are  related  to  Agriculture  and  the  Mechanical 
and  Industrial  Arts,  Scientific  and  Classical  studies  and 
instructions  in  all  the  various  higher  branches  of  educa- 
tion; the  fundamental  laws  and  in  what  regards  the 
rights  and  duties  of  citizens,  and  shall  include  military 
tactics  if  the  said  joint  Boards  deem  the  same  requisite 
and  proper. 

That  all  Summer  Schools  now  or  that  may  be  hereafter 
provided  for  shall  be  taught,  had  and  held  in  and  at  the 
University  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  the  Board  of  Con 
trol  shall  make  such  necessary  provisions  therefor  as 
shall  be  requisite  and  necessary;  Provided,  That  when- 
ever a  normal  department  shall  be  established  at  the 
Female  College  a  branch  of  such  summer  school  may  IK> 
there  located  if  deemed  advisable,  and  the  Boards  may 
establish  summer  schools  for  colored  teachers  af  the 
colored  normal  school  whenever  it  shall  deem  the  same 
necessary. 

22.  The  design  of  the  Florida  Female  College  shall 
be  to  teach  and  instruct  in  all  the  higher  branches  of  edu- 
cation, and  in  all  the  useful  arts  and  sciences  that  may 
be  necessary  or  appropriate  to  be  taught  in  like  institu- 
tions, and  as  may  be  deemed  requisite  and  necessary  from 
time  to  time  by  the  joint  Boards  herein  provided  for  its 
governance  and  control. 

None  but  female  white  students  shall  be  admitted  to 
this  institution,  and  no  student  shall  be  admitted  therein 
unless  and  until  she  shall  have  passed  a  satisfactory  ex- 
amination in  some  high  school  of  this  or  some  other  State 
having  a  like  standing  and  through  or  beyond  the  tenth 
grade  as  now  established  for  the  high  schools  in  this 
State,  or  such  other  grade  not  lower  than  the  tenth  grade 
as  may  be  hereafter  established,  and  no  student  from  any 
other  State  shall  be  admitted  to  such  institution,  except 
by  the  consent  and  upon  the  certificate  of  the  State  Board 
of  Control. 


Ill 


That  the  State  Board  of  Education  jointly  with  the 
Board  of  Control  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  at 
any  time  it  may  deem  the  same  requisite  or  necessary, 
to  establish  and  maintain  a  Normal  Department  for  the 
instruction  of  white  female  teachers  in  the  Florida 
Female  College,  and  when  established  the  same  shall  be 
under  the  charge  and  control  of  the  State  Board  of  Con- 
trol, with  all  the  powers  and  duties  in  relation  thereto 
as  provided  herein,  and  under  such  rules  and  regula- 
tions as  it  shall  prescribe. 

23.  No  student  shall  be  admitted  to  the  University  of   university— 
the  State  of  Florida  who  has  not  passed  a  satisfactory  Admission 
examination  at  some  high  school  and  through  the  twelfth 

grade  as  now  established,  or  some  other  institution  of 
learning  having  an  equivalent  of  instruction  to  the 
twelfth  grade.  The  State  Board  of  Control  may  change 
the  grade  at  any  time  they  may  see  fit  as  a  prerequisite  to 
such  entrance.  No  person  shall  be  admitted  to  said 
University  except  white  male  students  having  the  prere-  Oniy^  male 
quisite  qualifications  to  which  the  said  Board  of  Control  students. 
may  add  others  in  their  judgment  and  discretion,  except 
to  the  Normal  Department  thereof  for  the  instruction 
and  education  of  teachers;  when  both  male  and  female 
students  may  be  admitted  to  that  department. 

24.  In  case  of  the  admission  of  students  to  either  the 


fee 

said  University  or  College  from  other  States,  the  same   etc- 
may  be  admitted  by  and  with  the  consent  and  upon  the 
certificate  of  the  Board  of  Control  upon  such  terms  as  to 
tuition,  board,  etc.,  as  the  said  Board  may,  from  time  to 
time,  establish. 

The  several  departments  of  the  said  College  and  of 
the  said  University  shall  be  open  to  applicants  for  admis- 
sion who  are  citizens  of  this  State  at  the  lowest  rate  and 
expense  consist  with  the  welfare  and  efficiency  of  the 
respective  institutions,  and  as  may  be  established  from 
time  to  time  by  the  said  Board.  Each  county  shall  have  scholarships 


Ill' 


Libraries, 
paraphernalia 
and  appa- 
ratus . 


Property 
of    abolished 
Univ.  of  Fla. 


Agricultural 
Experiment 
Station. 


the  right  to  send  one  student  annually,,  or  so  often  as 
vacancies  may  occur  to  each  of  the  said  institutions  and 
normal  department,  such  students  to  be  selected  by  the 
Boards  of  Public  Instruction  of  the  several  counties  pos 
sessing  the  qualifications  required  for  admission  thereto, 
and  such  students  so  selected  shall  be  received  into  said 
respective  institutions  and  entitled  to  receive  the  bene 
tits  of  a  full  course  of  instruction  at  either  said  College 
or  University,  or  Normal  Department,  or  other  institu 
tion  aforesaid,  without  any  charge  for  instruction,  but 
subject  to  such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  estab- 
lished by  the  said  Board  for  the  governance  and  direc- 
tion of  the  same,  and  the  Board  may  make  such  requisite 
as  to  previous  instruction  for  entries  into  the  Normal 
Departments  as  it  shall  deem  best. 

25.  The  joint  boards,  as  soon  as  they  shall  have 
located  the  said  University,  College  and  Institute  for  the 
Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  as  herein  provided,  shall  take 
and  appropriate  from  the  different  libraries  and  labo- 
ratories of  the  several  abolished  institutions  so  much  of 
said  literature  and  paraphernalia  and  apparatus  as  may 
be  necessary  to  thoroughly  equip  the  four  said  respective 
institutions,  and  the  balance,  if  any  remains,  shall  be 
disposed  of  as  is  hereinafter  provided,  for  the  disposal 
of  other  property  not  used. 

2(>.  That  all  the  bonds,  moneys,  properties  and  assets 
belonging  to  the  University  of  Florida,  abolished  by  this 
act,  or  held  in  any  way  or  manner,  for  its  benefit,  or  which 
it  might  or  could  be  entitled  to,  are  directed  to  be  trans- 
ferred and  conveyed  under  the  provisions  hereof  and 
hereby  set  apart  and  appropriate  exclusively  to  the  estab- 
lishment, maintenance  and  support  of  the  University  of 
the  State  of  Florida,  and  all  and  singular  the  rents, 
revenues,  issues  and  profits  thereof,  and  the  Florida 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  established  as  a  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Florida,  shall  be  and  remain 


113 

a  Department  of  the  University  of  the  State  of  Florida, 
together  with  all  the  rents,  benefits,  donations  and  emol- 
uments that  may  accrue  therefrom,  or  under  the  act  of 
Congress,  commonly  known  as  "the  Hatch"  Act,  or  under 
the  act  of  Congress  commonly  known  as  the  "Merrill  Stlonal 
Act"  in  so  far  as  the  same  or  so  much  there  can  be  used 
and  appropriated  for  the  benefits  of  said  institutions  by 
the  provisions  of  Sections  286  and  290,  Eevised  Statutes 
of  Florida,  are  made  applicable  hereto  in  so  far  as  the 
same  are  or  can  be  made  effective,  and  all  estate,  right, 
property,  claim,  emolument  and  the  rents  and  issues 
thereof  or  any  substitutions  thereof,  and  all  claims  and 
demands  arising  or  that  may  or  can  arise  thereunder 
or  any  act  of  Congress  in  that  regard  are  hereby  pre- 
served, maintained  and  transferred  to  the  State  Board 
of  Education  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  University  of 
the  State  of  Florida. 

27..  The  bonds,  property,  assets  and  effects  of  every 
nature  and  description  whatsoever,  including  all  the 
donations  belonging  or  donated  to  the  West  Florida 
Seminary  or  the  Florida  State  College,  its  successor, 
and  the  rents,  revenues,  issues  and  profits  thereof,  pro- 
vided the  said  Female  College  shall  be  located  by  the 
said  joint  Boards  at  Tallahassee,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  appropriated  and  set  apart  for  the  establish- 
ment and  maintenance  and  support  of  the  said  Female 
College.  In  case  the  said  Florida  Female  College  shall 
not  be  located  at  Tallahassee,  then  so  much  of  the  said 
funds  and  property  of  the  said  abolished  Florida  State 
College  as  shall,  after  settlement  with  the  City  of  Talla- 
hassee, belong  to  it  and  that  shall  come  to  the  hands  of 
the  said  State  Board  of  Education  shall  be  set  apart, 
together  with  such  other  funds  as  they  shall  deem  best 
to  appropriate  for  such  purpose  out  of  any  moneys  that 
raav  come  to  the  hands  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 


114 


applicable   thereto   for   the   establishment,    maintenance 
and  support  of  the  said  Florida  Female  College. 


Funds  for 
support  of 
schools 


State  Bd.  of 
Educ.  and 
Bd.  of  Cont. 


28.  All  other  funds,  appropriations  and  property  of 
every  nature  and  description  which  may  come  to  the 
State  of  Florida  or  the  hands  or  control  of  the  Stale 
Board  of  Education,  for  such  purpose,  or  which  may  law- 
fully be  applied  to  the  promotion  and  advancement  of 
schools  of  higher  education  in  this  State,  including  the 
assets  of  said  abolished  institutions  not  otherwise  dis- 
TO  be  appro-  posed  of,  shall  be  held  and  appropriated  by  the  State 
Board  of  Education  in  conjunction  with  the  Board  of 
Control  for  the  maintenance  and  support  of  the  said 
four  respective  institutions  equally  and  ratably  in  pro- 
portion as  the  needs  of  the  said  respective  institutions 
may  from  time  to  time  require  the  same,  in  the  judgment 
of  the  said  Boards.  Provided,  That  what  is  known  as 
the  seminary  fund  shall  be  subject  to  the  control,  man 
agement  and  investment  of  the  State  Board  of  Educa 
tion  as  a  fund  for  the  benefit  of  the  Florida  Female  Col- 
lege and  the  University  of  the  State  of  Florida,  the  inter- 
est arising  from  which  shall  be  used  and  appropriated 
for  the  maintenance  and  support  of  said  two  institutions 
in  equal  proportion,  and  that  one  of  said  institutions  shall 
be  located  west  and  the  other  east  of  the  Suwannee  river. 


Funds  appro 
prlatod  by 
tl.S. 


Appropr.  bv 
«t    of  Fla 


29..  That  the  State  Board  of  Education,  through  its 
President,  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  sign 
all  vouchers  for  all  moneys  coming  to  said  institutions 
created  and  maintained  by  this  act  from  the  United 
States,  or  any  fund  provided  by  the  United  States  and 
which  shall  be  paid  by  it  to  the  State  for  the  benefit  of 
the  said  institutions  and  shall  deposit  the  same  with  the 
Treasurer  of  the  State  of  Florida,  to  be  disposed  of 
under  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

30.     The  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  do! 
lars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby 


appropriated,  in  addition  to  the  funds  already  disposed 
of  in  and  by  the  provisions  of  this  act,  or  that  may  be  in 
or  come  to  the  hands  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 
or  hereinbefore  provided  for  the  purposes  herein,  for  the 
establishment,  maintenance  and  support  of  the  said  four 
institutions  hereby  created  and  maintained  by  this  act, 
,to-wit : 

For   the  establishment,   maintenance   and   support   of   For  estabii«b 

of  Unlr..  etc 

the  University  of  the  State  of  Florida;  for  the  establish- 
ment, maintenance  and  support  of  the  Florida  Female 
College;  for  the  enlargement,  location,  maintenance  and 
support  of  the  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  and  for 
the  maintenance  and  support  of  the  Colored  Normal 
School,  which  shall  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education,  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer,  to 
be  expended  and  disposed  of  upon  vouchers  as  provided 
for  herein  by  the  Board  of  Control  in  such  proportion  to 
each  of  the  said  respective  institutions  as  in  the  judg 
ineut  and  discretion  of  the  said  Boards  mav  seem  best,  Discretion  of 

Boards 

and  the  Legislature  shall,  at  each  session,  make  the  like 
or  some  reasonable  and  sufficient  appropriation  for  the 
continuance,  maintenance  and  support  of  such  institu 
tions. 


31..  That  the  said  State  Board  of  Education  is  hereby 
directed,  authorized  and  empowered,  out  of  the  appro- 
priations made  under  this  act,  or  that  from  time  to  time 
shall  be  made,  or  any  other  fund  or  property  which  shall 
vest  in  it  under  this  act  to  set  apart  and  pay  to  the  fund 
with  which  it  is  vested  for  the  use  of  the  University  of  the 
State  of  Florida  annually  the  sum  of  two  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  sixteen  dollars,  being  the  necessary  amount 
to  raise  interest  upon  the  bonds  transferred  to  the  said 
Institution  by  this  act  from  three  per  cent  to  five  pel- 
cent,  as  is  provided  in  Chapter  5273  of  the  Laws  of  Flor 
ida,  the  same  being  an  act  entitled  an  act  making  annual 


Appropria 
tion  for  in 
terest  deficit 
for  Univ. 


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appropriation  for  the  University  of  Florida  at  Lake  City ; 
to  make  up  deficit  caused  by  shrinkage  of  interest  on 
certain  bonds  according  to  the  terms  and  provisions  of 
said  act. 

The  said  sum  of  two  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
sixteen  dollars  required  therefor  shall  be  included  in 
each  appropriation  made  by  the  Legislature  for  the  bene 
fit  of  the  said  fund  required  under  the  Act  of  Congress 
of  July  2,  1862,  and  that  the  Treasurer  of  the  State  of 
Florida  shall  set  apart  said  amount  upon  the  order  of 
the  said  Board  according  to  the  provisions  of  such  act. 

32.  The  Treasurer  of  the  State  of  Florida  shall  receive 
and  pay  out  all  moneys  and  funds  provided  for  in  this 
act,  or  which  shall  come  to  the  hands  or  control  of  the 
State  Board  of  Education  in  any  way  or  manner  for 
the  purposes  thereof,  and  he  shall  keep  all  said  moneys 
so  received  in  a  separate  fund,  and  classify  the  same 
as  provided  herein,  or  by  any  law  of  the  United  States 
relating  to  any  portion  thereof,  of  which  he  shall  render 
an  annual  report  to  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Florida 
showing  in  detail  the  amounts  received  and  from  what 
funds  and  sources,  and  expenditures,  when  paid  and  to 
whom,  and  no  moneys  shall  be  paid  out  by  him  except 
upon  a  warrant  drawn  by  the  Comptroller  upon  the 
funds  in  his  hands,  a  duplicate  voucher  from  the  Board  of 
Control  showing  the  purposes  of  such  expenditures, 
which  shall  be  filed  with  him. 

:>:>.  The  Board  of  Control  shall  pay  any  and  all  items 
of  indebtedness  of  the  institutions  abolished  under  this 
act  after  the  same  shall  been  voucherer,  audited  and 
approved  as  hereinbefore  provided,  by  drawing  their 
voucher  therefor  in  duplicate  and  transmitting  the  same 
to  the  Comptroller  to  be  approved  by  him,  and  the  said 
Comptroller  shall  draw  his  warrant  on  the  State  Treas 
nrer  who  shall  pay  the  same  in  the  mhdes  and  manner  as 


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provided  in  Section  34  of  this  act,  out  of  any  funds  in  his 
hands  available  for  the  purposes  of  this  act. 

34.     No  moneys  shall  be  expended  for  and  on  behalf  of 

_     _  .  ments  for   In 

any  ot  the  said  institutions,  or  anv  department  thereof,   stitutions 

J  '    created,  how 

except  upon  a  written  voucher  drawn  by  the  Board  of  made 
Control,  in  duplicate  stating  the  nature  of  said  expendi- 
tures, and  the  person  to  whom  the  same  shall  be  made 
payable,  which  vouchers  shall  be  submitted  to  the  Comp^ 
troller  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  audited  and  approved 
by  him,  and  upon  such  approval  the  Comptroller  shall 
draw  his  warrant  upon  the  State  Treasurer  for  the  pay 
ment  thereof,  transmitting  duplicate  of  said  voucher 
approved  by  him,  to  the  Treasurer,  and  shall  file  the 
other  duplicate  of  said  voucher  approved  by  him  in  his 
office.  No  voucher  shall  be  issued  or  drawn  by  the  Board 
of  Control  for  the  payment  of  any  moneys  except  the 
same  be  approved  by  said  Board  in  regular  session  and 
countersigned  by  the  Chairman  and  Secretary  thereof. 


35.  The  State  Board  of  Control  shall  be  a  body  cor- 
porate,  and  shall  have  a  corporate  seal  to  be  selected  by 

it  at  its  first  meeting;  shall  elect  a  Secretary,  and  remove  employee* 
him  at  will;  have  and  employ  all  necessary  clerks  and 
servants  ;  shall  have  power  to  contract  and  be  contracted 
with;  sue  and  be  sued;  plead  and  be  empleaded  in  all 
courts  of  law  and  equity;  to  receive  donations;  to  make 
purchases  of  lands  and  tenements,  and  to  contract  for 
the  sale  and  disposal  of  the  same,  but  the  title  to  all  such 
donations  and  property,  however  acquired,  shall  be 
vested  in  the  State  Board  of  Education,  and  shall  only 
be  transferred  and  conveyed  by  it,  and  shall  have  and 
possess  all  the  powers  of  a  body  corporate  for  all  the  pur 
poses  created  by  or  that  may  exist  under  the  provisions 
of  this  act,  or  any  act  or  acts  amendatory  thereof. 

36.  That,  the  institutions  and  the  trustees,  managers 
and    officers    thereof    abolished,    transferred    or    changed 


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under  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  remain  and  hold 
their  respective  offices  and  positions  until  after  the  Board 
of  Control  provided  in  this  act  has  been  appointed  and 
organized  and  shall  have  taken  possession  of  the  same 
and  assumed  the  powers  and  duties  thereof,  and  the  same 
are  hereby  directed,  authorized  and  empowered,  that  as 
soon  after  their  appointment,  organization  and  joint 
meeting  with  the  State  Board  of  Education  as  herein 
provided,  to  take  charge  of  all  and  singular  the  said 
abolished  institutions,  their  assets  and  property,  as 
well  as  the  institutions  created  and  maintained  by  this 
act,  and  assume  the  duties,  powers  and  control  thereof 
provided  for  herein,  and  take  upon  themselves  all  the 
responsibility  therefor. 

That  the  several  and  respective  institutions  abolished 
by  this  act  shall  not  be  disturbed  in  their  present  opera 
tions  until  the  end  of  the  present  school  year,  to-wit: 
The  first  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1905. 

37>  Tnat  the  State  B°ard  of  Education,  the  State 
Board  of  Control,  the  Treasurer  and  the  Comptroller 
shall  each  make  a  separate  and  complete  report  of  all 
their  respective  acts  and  doings  to  the  Legislature  that 
shall  assemble  in  the  year  1907  and  to  each  meeting  of 
the  Legislature  thereafter,  and  that  the  said  State  Board 
of  Education,  Board  of  Control,  Treasurer  and  Comp 
troller  shall  make  an  annual  report  complete  in  every 
detail  of  their  acts  and  doings,  showing  all  moneys  re- 
ceived and  disbursed,  purposes  for  which  the  same  were 
received  and  made,  and  every  matter  and  thing  connected 
with  the  institutions,  moneys,  funds,  property  of  the 
said  respective  institutions  under  their  charge  and  con 
trol,  which  said  reports  the  said  Comptroller  is  hereby 
directed  to  have  printed,  published  and  distributed  for 
general  information.  The  Comptroller  is  hereby  made 
examiner  for  said  institutions  and  shall  examine  the 


seini-annually  and  as  often  as  ID  his  judgment  may 
be  required  or  necessary. 

38.  That  the  said  Board  of  Control  are  hereby  author-  tB0%?oviCd°ent 
ized  and  empowered  to  provide  a  system  and  course  of 
written  examinations  by  question  and  answers  for  all  the 
public  high  schools  in  the  State,  and  that  no  pupil  shall 
be  admitted  to  said  high  schools  or  be  advanced  to  any 
successive  grade  therein,  or  shall  be  permitted  to  enter 
any  institution  created  or  maintained  in  and  by  this  act 
until  such  examinations  have  been  had  according  to  such 
procedure,  and  the  result  of  said  examinations  shall  have 
been  approved  by  the  said  Board  of  Control  in  each 
instance  and  a  certificate  of  such  admission  or  advance- 
ment by  the  said  Board  of  Control,  and  the  said  Board 
shall  have  power  to  alter  and  change  these  rules  and 
regulations  from  time  to  time  where  it  shall  be  deemed 
necessary,  and  shall  provide  all  the  necessary  blanks  and 
distribute  the  same  for  such  purpose. 


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3D.     That  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  is 
hereby   directed   and   it   is  made   his  duty   to   make   an 
inspection  of  each  and  every  of  the  institutions  created 
and  maintained  by  this  act  once  in  each  month  and  to 
mjake  report  thereof  in  writing  to   the  Governor  and  a   g^f^f  in 
duplicate  annual    report   embodying   the   results   of  his   ^vertS?*  t 
monthly  reports,  one  to  the  Governor  and  one  to  be  filed 
with  the  Comptroller. 

40.     That  all  laws  or  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with  the   Ja°^lictlng 
provisions    of    this    act    be    and    the    same    are    hereby    re*>ealed- 
repealed. 

Sec.  41.  That  this  act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  pas 
sage  and  approval  by  the  Governor,  or  becoming  a  law 
without  such  approval. 

Approved   June  5th,    1905. 


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CHAPTER  5658. 

AJS'   ACT  to  Regulate  the  Salaries  of  County   Superin 
tendents  of  Public  Instruction. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  o/  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section  1.  That  the  salaries  of  County  Superintend 
ents  of  Public  Instruction  be  based  upon  the  total  annual 
receipts  of  each  county,  for  school  purposes,  including 
special  school  district  taxes,  and  excepting  borrowed 
money,  as  follows:  Fn  counties  where  the  receipts  are 
less  than  |14,000.00,  the  salary  shall  be  not  less  than 
$50.00  per  month;  in  counties  where  the  receipts  are 
more  than  $14,000.00  and  Jess  than  $20,000.00,  the  salary 
shall  be  not  less  than  $75.00  per  month ;  in  counties 
where  the  receipts  are  more  than  $20,000.00  and  less  than 
$40,000.00,  the  salary  shall  be  not  less  than  $100.00  per 
month;  in  counties  where  the  receipts  are  more  than 
$40,000.00  and  less  than  $70,000.00,  the  salary  shall  be 
not  be  less  than  $125.00  per  month ;  in  counties  where  the 
receipts  are  more  than  $70,000.00  and  less  than  $100, 
000.00,  the  salary  shall  be  not  less  than  $150.00  per 
month ;  in  counties  where  the  receipts  are  more  than 
$100,000.00  and  less  than  $120,000.00,  the  salary  shall  be 
not  less  than  $175.00  per  month ;  in  counties  where  the 
receipts  are  more  than  $120,000.00  and  less  than  $200, 
000.00,  the  salary  shall  be  not  less  than  $200.00  per 
month. 

Sec.  2.     This  act  shall  #o  into  effect  on  .hily   1st,  1907 
Approved  .June  3.  19 


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CHAPTER   5924. 

AN    ACT   Changing   the    Name   of    the    Florida    Female 
College. 

Re  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section  1.  That  the  Florida  Female  College  as  at 
present  defined  by  law  be  and  is  hereby  changed  to  and 
shall  be  known  as  the  Florida  State  College  for  Women. 

Sec.  2.  This  Act  shall  go  into  ett'ect  immediately  upon 
its  passage  and  approval  by  the  Governor. 

Approved  May  22,  1909. 


CHAPTER  5925 

AN    ACT   Changing   the    Name   of    the    Colored    Normal 
School. 

Re  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section    1.     That    the    Colored    Normal    School    as    at    *?a-KA 

Mecn 

present  defined  by  law  be  and  is  hereby  changed  to  and    for 
shall  be  known  as  the  Florida  Agricultural  and  Mechan 
ical  College  for  Negroes. 

Sec.  2.     This  act  shall  go  into  ett'ect  immediately  npon 
its  passage  and  approval  by  the  Governor. 

Approved  May  22.  1909. 


CHAPTER  5926. 

AN  ACT  Changing  the  Name  of  the  University  of  the 
State  of  Florida. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

of  FUL  Section  1.  That  the  University  of  the  State  of  Florida 
as  at  present  defined  by  law  be  and  is  hereby  changed 
to  and  shall  be  known  as  the  University  of  Florida. 

Sec.  2.  This  Act  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upoi> 
its  passage  and  approval  by  the  Governor. 

Approved  May  22,  1909. 


CHAPTER  5927. 

AN   ACT   Changing  the   Name  of  the   Institute  for   the 
Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida  -. 

£>af  and'  tor  Section  1.  That  the  Institute  for  the  Blind,  Deaf  and 
Dumb  as  at  present  defined  by  law  be  and  is  hereby 
changed  to  and  shall  be  known  as  the  Florida  School 
for  the  Deaf  and  Blind. 

Sec.  2.     This  Act  shall  go  into  effect  immediately  upon 
its  passage  and  approval  by  the  Governor. 
Approved  May  22,  1909. 


CHAPTER  5937. 

AN  ACT  Requiring  Proper  Fire  Protection  for  Teachers 
and  Students  of  Public  Schools,  Prescribing  the  Means 
for  Such  Protection,  and  Prescribing  Penalties  for 
Not  Constructing,  Introducing  and  Maintaining  the 
Means  for  Such  Protection. 


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Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section  1.  That  all  public  school  buildings  within  the 
State  of  FJorida,  of  two  or  more  stories  in  height,  the 
story  or  stories  of  which  shall  be  used  for  public  school 
purposes,  shall  be  provided  with  adequate  stairways,  or 
fire  escapes  for  egress  in  case  of  fire. 

Sec.  2.     The  number  of  such  stairways  or  fire  escapes, 
and  their  location,  material  and  construction,  shall  be 
as   designated   and   prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Public   BoS0*  C° 
Instruction  of  the  county  in   which   said   school   build- 
ing or  buildings  shall  be  located. 

Sec.  3.  The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of  each  of  Duty  of 
the  counties  of  the  State  of  Florida  shall,  on  or  before 
October  1st,  1909,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  prac- 
ticable, have  constructed  the  stairways  or  fire  escapes 
hereinbefore  described,  and  shall  at  all  times  keep,  or 
have  the  same  kept,  in  perfect  order. 

Sec.  4.     That  all  the  outer  doors  of  any  public  school    J^°nrJ  J°t. 
building,  where  there  shall  be  two  or  more  rooms,  shall   ward 
be  so  hung  that  when  they  are  opened  they  will  swing  to 
the  outside. 

Sec.  5.  The  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  S^8  8ha11 
several  counties  of  the  State  of  Florida  shall,  on  or 
before  October  1st,  1909,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be 
practicable,  have  the  doors  of  said  school  buildings 
changed,  if  necessary,  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of 
Section  4  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  6.  The  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  £;ect|,cl511fJI> 
the  State  of  Florida  shall,  on  or  before  October  1st, 
1909,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be  practicable,  form- 
ulate and  prescribe  tactics  of  instruction  for  fire  drills 
for  all  the  public  schools  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and 
each  teacher  teaching  in  such  school  shall  be  provided 


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with  a  copy  of  such  tactics,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
each  and  every  of  such  teachers  to  instruct  the  students 
of  their  respective  schools  in  such  fire  drills  as  prescribed 
by  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 


Penait,  gec    7     ^ny  teacher  or  officer  mentioned  in  this  Act 

who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  the  provisions 
hereof  shall  be  removed  from  his  position  or  office. 

Sec.  8.     This  Act  shall  take  effect   from   its   passage 
and  approval  by  the  Governor. 

Approved  June  4,  1909. 


CHAPTEB  5938. 

AN  ACT  Providing  for  and  Requiring  the  Teaching  of 
the  Elementary  Principles  of  Agriculture  and  the  Ele- 
ments of  Civil  Government  in  All  the  Common  Schools 
of  the  State  of  Florida;  to  Provide  a  Penalty  in  case 
any  County  Board  of  Education  Fails  to  Provide  for 
the  Teaching  of  the  Same,  and  Requiring  All  Teachers 
to  Stand  a  Satisfactory  Examination  upon  said  Sub 
jects. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Agri.  and  Section  1.     That  the  elementary  principles  of  Agricul 

be  taught.  ture  and  the  elements  of  Civil  Government  be  included 
in  the  branches  of  study  taught  in  the  common  and 
public  schools  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  shall  be 
studied  and  taught  as  thoroughly  and  in  the  same  man 
ner  as  other  like  required  branches  are  studied  and  taught 
in  said  schools. 

Duty  of  Sec.  2.     That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  School 

School  Board. 

Board  of  Education  of  the  several  counties  of  the  State 


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to  prescribe  aiid  require  that  the  teachers  throughout 
their  counties  respectively,  teach  the  elementary  prin- 
ciples of  Agriculture  and  the  elements  of  Civil  Govern- 
ment, in  the  same  manner  as  other  like  required  branches 
are  studied  and  taught  in  said  schools. 

Sec.  3.     That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  examining   Teachers 
boards  in   this   State,   in .  prescribing  examinations  for   examined 
teachers  in  the  public  schools,  to  require  them  to  stand  a 
satisfactory   examination   in   the  elementary   principles 
of  Agriculture  and  the  elements  of  Civil  Government, 
the   same   as    upon    any   other   subjects   taught   in    said 
schools. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person  who  fails  or  neglects  to  Penalty, 
comply  with  the  foregoing  provisions  of  Sections  1,  2  and 
3,  when  the  requirements  of  said  provisions  apply  to  him, 
shall  be  guilty  of  negligence  of  his  duty,  and  subject  to 
removal  by  the  proper  authority  for  such  failure  to 
comply  with  said  law. 

Sec.  5.     That  all   laws  and   parts  of  laws   in   conflict 
herewith  is  hereby  repealed. 
Approved  June  7,  1909. 


CHAPTER  6178. 

AN  ACT  to  Create  a  State  School  Book  Commission, 
and  to  Procure  for  Use  in  the  Public  Schools  of  the 
State  of  Florida  a  Uniform  Series  of  Text  Books,  and 
to  Define  the  Duties  and  Powers  of  Said  Commission, 
to  Make  Preparations  for  Carrying  This  Act  Into 
Effect,  and  Providing  Penalties  for  Violation  of  Same. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 


Section  1.     That  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  State   commts°k 
Institutions  be,  and  is  hereby,  constituted  a  State  Text   create<i. 


Powers  of. 


No  other 
books  lawful. 


Subject* 


Appointment 
of  Sub- 
Commission. 


Book  Commission,  whose  duty  it  is  to  select  and  adopt 
a  Uniform  series  or  system  of  text  books  for  use  in  the 
public  schools  in  the  State  of  Florida. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  Commission  is  hereby  authorized, 
empowered  and  directed  to  select  and  adopt  a  uniform 
system  or  series  of  text  books  for  use  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  State,  as  above  indicated,  and  when  so  selected  and 
adopted,  the  text  books  shall  be  used  for  a  period  of  five 
years,  in  all  the  public  schools  of  this  State,  and  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  school  officer,  director  or  teacher 
to  use  any  other  books  upon  the  same  branches,  other 
than  those  adopted  by  said  State  Text-book  Commission. 
Said  uniform  series  shall  include  the  following  branches, 
to-wit:  Orthography,  defining,  reading,  writing,  drawing, 
arithmetic,  geography,  grammar,  language  lessons,  his- 
tory of  Florida  containing  the  Constitution  of  the  State; 
history  of  the  United  States  containing  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States;  physiology,  hygiene,  nature  and 
effect  of  alcoholic  drinks  and  narcotics,  elements  of  Civil 
Government,  Elements  of  Agriculture,  Theory  and  prac- 
tice of  teaching.  Provided,  That  none  of  said  Text  books 
shall  contain  anything  of  a  partisan  or  .  Sectarian 
Character. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Governor  to  appoint 
a  sub-commission  of  not  less  than  nine  members  to  be 
composed  of  4  county  superintendents  of  known  reputa- 
tion and  standing  and  five  teachers  of  known  reputation 
and  standing,  said  teachers  to  hold  not  less  than  a  first 
grade  certificate ;  and  none  of  said  sub-commission  shall 
be  related  in  any  way  to  any  member  of  the  Board  of 
State  Institutions,  nor  be  in  the  employ  of  any  member  of 
said  board.  Provided,  That  not  mlore  than  three  of  these 
shall  be  taken  from  one  Congressional  District,  to  whom 
shall  be  referred  all  books  sent  to  the  State  Text-book 
Commission  as  specimen  copies  or  samples,  upon  which 


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bids  are  to  be  based,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  sub-  Duties  oi 
commission,  in  Executive  session,  to  examine  and  report 
upon  the  merits  of  the  books,  irrespective  of  the  price, 
taken  into  consideration  the  subject  matter  of  the  books, 
their  printing,  their  material,  and  their  mechanical  qual- 
ities, and  their  general  suitability  and  desirability  for 
the  purposes  for  which  they  are  desired  and  intended. 
The  term  of  office  of  said  sub-commissioners  shall  be  for 
four  years  or  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  quali- 
fied. It  shall  be  a  prerequisite  qualification  for  appoint- 
ment for  each  member  of  said  sub-commission  that  before 
accepting  such  appointment  he  shall  file  with  the  Secre- 
tary of  State  an  affidavit  substantially  as  follows :  That  Affidavit  ot 
he  is  not  so  far  as  he  knows  related  in  any  way  to  any 
member  of  the  Board  of  State  Institutions,  nor  has  he  for 
the  five  years  next  preceding  his  appointment  been  em 
ployed  by  any  text  book  publishing  company,  and  that 
he  will  not  receive,  during  his  term  of  service  on  said 
sub-commission  any  emolument  from  any  text  publishers 
or  their  agents  intended  to  in  any  manner  bias  his 
judgment  in  the  selection  of  text  books  to  be  adopted 
for  use  in  this  State. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  further  be  the  duty  of  said  sub- 
commission  to  report  to  the  Commission  at  such  times 
as  said  commission  shall  direct,  arranging  each  book  in 
its  class,  or  division,  and  reporting  them  in  the  order  of 
their  merit,  pointing  out  the  merits  and  demerits  of  each 
book,  and  indicating  what  book  they  recommend  for 
adoption  first,  what  book  is  their  second  choice,  and  their 
third  choice,  and  so  on,  pursuing  this  plan  with  the 
books  submitted  upon  each  branch  of  study,  and  if  said 
sub-Commission  shall  consider  different  books  upon  the 
same  subject,  or  of  the  same  class  or  division  of  approxi- 
mately even  merit,  all  things  considered,  they  shall  so 
report,  and  if  they  consider  that  any  of  the  books  offered 
are  of  such  a  class  as  to  make  them  inferior  and  not 


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•Opened  in 
^xec.  session. 


Oaths  of 


worthy  of  adoption,  they  shall,  in  their  report,  so  desig 
uate  such  books,  and  in  said  report  they  shall  nrake  such 
recommendations  and  suggestions  to  the  Commission  as 
they  shall  deem  advisable  and  proper  to  make.  Said 
report  shall  be  kept  secret  and  sealed  up,  and  delivered 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Commission,  and  said  report  shall 
not  be  opened  by  any  member  of  the  Commission  until 
the  Commission  shall  meet  in  Executive  session  to  open 
and  consider  the  bids,  or  proposals,  of  publishers,  or 
other  desiring  to  have  books  adopted  by  said  Commission. 

Sec.  5.  That  each  member  of  said  Sub-Commission, 
before  entering  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties  shall 
take  and  subscribe  an  oath  to  act  honestly,  conscien 
tiously  and  faithfully,  and  that  he  is  not  now,  and  never 
prior  to  his  appointment  has  been,  agent  or  attorney,  or 
in  the  employment  of,  or  interested  in,  any  book,  or  pub 
lishing  house,  concern,  or  corporation,  making,  or  pro- 
posing to  make,  bids  for  the  sale  of  books,  pursuant  to 
the  provisions  of  this  act;  and  that  he  will  examine  all 
books  submitted  carefully  and  faithfully,  and  make  true 
report  thereon,  as  herein  directed  and  prescribed.  Said 
oath  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State. 

^mmission's  Sec.  6.  That  said  Text-book  Commission  shall  hear 
and  consider  said  report  in  its  selection  and  adoption  of 
a  uniform  series  of  text  books,  and  shall  also,  themselves, 
consider,  the  merits  of  the  books,  taking  into  considera- 
tion their  subject  matter,  the  printing,  binding,  material, 
and  mechanical  quality  and  their  general  suitability  and 
desirability  for  the  purposes  intended,  and  the  price  of 
said  books,  and  they  shall  give  due  consideration  to  the 
report  and  recomm'endation  of  said  sub-commission.  Said 
commission  shall  select  and  adopt  such  books  as  will, 
in  their  best  judgment,  accomplish  the  ends  desired.  And 
when  said  text-book  commission  shall  have  finished  with 
the  report  of  said  sub-commission,  the  said  report  shall  be 


Due 

consideration 
of  report. 


12U 


tiled  and  preserved  in  the  office  of  the  State  Superintend 
ent  of  Public  Instruction,  and  shall  be  open  at  all  times 
for  public  inspection. 

Sec.  7.  That  said  Text-book  Commission  shall,  imme- 
diately after  the  passage  of  this  act,  meet  and  organize, 
the  Governor  being  ex-officio  President  of  the  Commis- 
sion, and  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  its 
Secretary.  As  soon  as  practicable,  not  later  than  thirty 
days  after  its  organization,  the  Commission  shall  adver- 
tise in  such  m.anner  and  for  such  length  of  time,  and  at 
such  places  as  may  be  deemed  advisable  that  at  a  time 
and  place  fixed  definitely  in  said  advertisement,  sealed 
bids,  or  proposals,  will  be  received  from  the  publishers  of 
school  text  books  for  furnishing  books  to  the  public 
schools  in  the  State  of  Florida,  through  agencies  estab- 
lished by  said  publishers  in  the  several  counties,  and 
places  in  counties  in  this  State,  as  may  be  provided  for 
in  such  regulations  as  said  commission  may  adopt  and 
prescribe.  The  bids,  or  proposals,  to  be  for  furnishing 
the  books  for  a  period  of  five  years,  and  no  longer,  and 
that  no  bid  for  a  longer  period  shall  be  considered.  Said 
bid,  or  bids,  shall  state  specifically  and  definitely  the 
price  at  which  book  or  books  are  to  be  furnished,  and 
shall  be  accompanied  by  ten  or  more  specimen  copies  of 
each  and  every  book  proposed  to  be  furnished,  and  shall 
be  required  of  each  bidder  to  deposit  with  the  Treasurer 
of  the  State  a  sum  of  money,  such  as  the  Commission  may 
require,  not  less  than  f  500,  nor  more  than  $2,500,  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  books  each  bider  may  propose  to 
supply,  and  notice  shall  further  be  given  in  said  adver- 
tisement that  such  deposits  shall  be  forfeited  absolutely 
to  the  State  if  the  bidder  making  the  deposit  of  any 
sum  shall  fail,  or  refuse,  to  make  and  execute  such  con- 
tract and  bond,  as  is  hereinafter  required,  within  such 
time  as  the  Commission  shall  require,  which  time  shall 
also  be  stated  in  said  advertisement.  All  bids  shall  be 


Organization 
of  Commis- 
sion. 


To  advertise 
within  30 
days. 


Sealed  bids. 


Agencies 
established  bv 
publishers. 


Bid  on   price 
of  books. 


Deposit — 


May  be  for 
felted. 


9— DSL 


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Report   of 
Sub-Corn. 


Consider*!  in 
exec,  session. 


sealed  and  deposited  with  the  Secretary  of  State,  to  be 
by  him  delivered  to  the  Commission  when  they  are  in 
executive  session,  for  the  purpose  of  considering-  the 

Bresenceeofln  same>  wnen  they  shall  be  opened  in  the  presence  of  the 

com.  Commission. 

Sec.  8.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Text- 
book Commission  to  meet  at  the  time  and  place  desig- 
nated in  such  notice,  or  advertisement,  and  take  out  the 
sample,  or  specimen  copies  submitted,  upon  which  bids 
are  based,  and  refer  and  submit  them  to  the  sub-commis- 
sion as  provided  for  and  directed  in  Section  3  of  this 
Act,  with  instructions  to  the  said  sub-commission  to 
report  back  to  them,  at  a  time  specified,  with  their  report, 
classification,  and  recommendation,  as  provided  in  Sec- 
tions 3  and  4.  When  the  said  report  is  submitted  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  Text-book  Commission  to  meet 
in  executive  session  to  open  and  examine  all  sealed  pro- 
posals submitted  and  received  in  pursuance  of  the  notice 
or  advertisement  provided  for  in  Section  7  of  this  Act. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Commission  to  examine  care- 
fully all  such  bids  or  proposals  together  with  the  report 
and  recommendation  of  the  sub-commission  and  deter- 
mine in  the  manner  provided  in  Section  6  of  this  Act, 
what  book,  or  books,  upon  the  branches  hereinabove  men- 
tioned shall  be  declared  for  adoption,  taking  into  con- 
sideration the  size,  quality,  as  to  the  subject  matter, 
material,  printing,  binding  and  the  mechanical  execution, 
and  price,  and  the  general  suitability  for  the  purpose 
desired  and  intended.  After  their  selection,  or  adoption 
shall  have  been  made  the  said  Commission  shall  by  regis- 
tered letter,  notify  the  publishers,  or  proposers,  to  whom 
the  contracts  have  been  awarded,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Attorney-General  of  the  State  of  Florida  to  pre- 
pare tJie  said  contract,  or  contracts,  in  accordance  with 
the  terms  or  provisions  of  this  Act,  and  the  said  con- 
tract shall  be  executed  bv  the  Governor  and  Secretarv  of 


Cora,  to 
examine  nnd 
adopt  books. 


To  notify 
publishers. 

Contracts, 
bow  pre- 
pared. 


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State,  and  the  seal  of  the  State  attached  upon  the  part 
of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  the  said  contract  shall  be 
executed  in  triplicate,  one  copy  to  be  kept  by  the  Con- 
tractor,  one  copy  to  be  kept  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Text- 
book Commission  and  one  copy  to  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  Secretary  of  State.  At  the  time  of  the  execution 
of  the  contract  aforesaid,  the  Contractor  shall  enter  into 
a  bond,  in  the  sum  of  not  less  than  ten  thousand  dollars, 
payable  to  the  State  of  Florida,  the  amount  of  said 
bond,  within  said  limits,  to  be. fixed  by  said  Commission, 
conditioned  for  the  faithful,  honest  and  exact  perform- 
ance of  this  contract,  and  shall  further  provide  fo£  the 
payment  of  reasonable  attorney's  fees  in  case  of  recovery 
in  any  suit  upon  the  same,  with  three  or  more  good  and 
solvent  sureties,  actual  citizens,  and  residents  of  the 
State  of  Florida,  or  any  guaranty  company  authorized  to 
do  business  in  the  State  of  Florida,  may  become  the 
surety  on  the  said  bond;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Attorney-General  to  prepare  and  approve  said  bond;  Preparation. 
Provided,  however,  That  said  bond  shall  not  be  exhausted 
by  a  single  recovery,  but  may  be  sued  on  from  time  to  ^Jpon 
time  until  the  full  amount  thereof  shall  be  recovered,  arid 
the  said  Commission  may,  at  any  time,  by  giving  thirty 
days  notice,  require  additional  security  or  additional 
bond.  And  when  any  firm,  person  or  corporation  shall 
have  been  awarded  a  contract,  and  submitted  therewith 
the  bond  as  required  hereunder,  the  Commission,  through 
its  Secretary,  shall  so  inform  the  Treasurer  of  the  State, 
and  it  shall  then  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  return 
to  such  contractor  the  cash  deposit  made  by  him,  and  the  Depo ^  how 
said  Commission,  through  its  Secretary,  shall  inform  the 
Treasurer  of  the  names  of  such  unsuccessful  bidders,  or 
proposers,  and  the  Treasurer  shall  upon  the  receipt  of 
this  notice,  return  to  them  the  amount  deposited  by  them 
in  cash  at  the  time  of  the  submission  of  their  bids.  But 
should  any  person,  firm  or  company,  or  corporation  fail 


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Forfeitures 
go  in  School 
Fund. 


or  refuse  to  execute  a  contract,  and  submit  therewith  kw 
bond  as  required  by  this  Act,  within  thirty  days  of  the 
awarding  of  the  contract  to  him,  and  mailing  of  the 
registered  letter  containing  the  notice;  Provided,  The 
mailing  of  the  registered  letter  shall  be  sufficient  evi- 
dence that  the  notice  was  given  and  received,  the  said 
cash  deposit  shall  be  deemed  and  is  hereby  declared  for- 
feited to  the  State  of  Florida,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Treasurer  to  place  such  cash  deposit  in  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  State  to  the  credit  of  the  school  fund;  and 
Provided  further,  That  any  recovery  had  on  any  bond 
given  'by  any  contractor  shall  inure  to  the  benefit  of  the 
school  fund  in  the  State  and  counties,  and  when  collected 
shall  be  placed  in  the  Treasury  of  the  school  fund. 

Books  must          Sec.  9.     That  the  books  furnished  under  any  contract 

be  up  to 

sample.  shall  at  all  times  during  the  existence  of  the  contract 

be  equal  to,  in  all  respects,  the  specimen  or  sample  copies 
furnished  with  the  bid,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Secretary  of  State  to  carefully  preserve  in  his  office,  as 
the  standard  of  quality  and  excellence  to  be  maintained 
in  such  books  during  the  continuance  of  such  contracts, 
the  specimen,  or  sample  copies  of  all  books  which  have 
been  the  basis  of  any  contract,  together  with  the  original 

price  printed  bid,  or  proposal.    It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  contractors 

In  each  book.  .     ;  .  1,1,1 

to  print  plainly  on  the  back  of  each  book  the  contract 
price,  as  well  as  the  exchange  price  at  which  it  is  agreed 
to  be  furnished,  but  the  books  submitted  as  samples,  or 
specimen  copies,  with  the  original  bid  shall  not  have  the 
price  printed  on  them  before  they  are  submitted  to  the 
Sub-Commission.  And  the  said  Text-book  Commission 
shall  not,  in  any  case  contract  with  any  person,  publisher 
or  publishers,  for  the  use  of  any  book,  or  books,  which 
are  to  be  sold  to  patrons  for  use  in  any  public  school  in 
Not  to  exceed  the  State,  at  above,  or  in  excess  of,  the  price  at  which 
such  book,  or  books,  are  furnished  by  said  person,  pub 


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Usher,  or  publishers,  under  contract  to  any  State,  County, 
or  school  district  in  the  United  States. 

And  it  shall  be  stipulated  in  each  contract  that  the        f   Ia0ny 


contractor  has  never  furnished,  and  is  not  now  furnish-   where 

ing,  under  contract,  any  State,  County  or  school  district 

in  the  United  States,  the  same  book,  or  books,  as  are 

embraced  in  said  contract  at  a  price  below  or  less  than 

price  stipulated  in  said  contract,  and  the  said  Commis- 

sion is  hereby  authorized  and  directed,  at  any  time  that 

they  may  find  any  book,  or  books,  have  been  sold  at  a 

lower   price   under   contract   to   any    State,   County   or 

school  district  aforesaid,  to  sue  upon  the  bond  of  said   commission 

to  sue. 

contractor  and  recover  the  difference  between  the  con- 

tract and  the  lower  price  for  which  they  find  the  book  or 

books  have  been  sold.    And  in  case  any  contractor  shall 

fail  to  execute  specifically  the  terms  and  provisions  of 

this  contract,  said  Commission  is  hereby  authorized,  em-   For  what 

powered  and  directed  to  bring  suit  upon  the  bond  of  such 

contractor  for  the  recovery  of  any  and  all  damages,  the 

suit  to  be  in  the  name  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and  the 

recovery  for  the  benefit  of  the  public  school  fund.     But 

nothing  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  so  as  to  prevent 

said   Commission   and   any   contractor   agreeing   thereto 

from   in   any   way   changing  or  altering  any   contract;    Change  IB 

Provided,  Four  members  of  the  Commission  shall  agree 

to  change,  and  think  it  advisable  and  for  the  best  inter- 

est of  the  public  schools  of  the  State.     After  the  first 

adoption  of  books  by  said  Text-book  Commission  there 

shall  not  be  any  greater  change  in  books  than  would  be   ,^0aknsgem^  bt, 

equal  or  equivalent  to  10  per  cent  per  annum  of  the  whole 

number  of  books  adopted  ;  Provided,  That  the  publishers 

of  the  books  not  changed  shall  agree  to  furnish  said  books 

for   the   next    period    of   adoption    at    as    low    price    as 

previously. 

Sec.  10.     That  it  shall  always  be  a  part  of  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  every  contract  made  in  pursuance  of 


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State  not 
liable. 


Exchange  of 

books 

required. 

Exchange 
price. 


Contract 
shall  state. 


May  reject 
all  bids. 


May 
re-advertise. 


Manuscript 
considered. 


Whnt 

contractor  to 
pay  for. 


this  Act,  that  the  State  of  Florida  shall  not  be  liable 
to  any  contractor  in  any  manner  for  any  sum  whatever, 
but  all  such  contractors  shall  receive  their  pay  or  con- 
sideration, in  compensation  solely  and  exclusively  derived 
from  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  books  as  provided  for 
in  this  Act.  Provided  further,  That  the  Commission 
shall  stipulate  in  the  contract  for  the  supplying  of  any 
book,  or  books,  as  herein  provided,  that  the  contractor, 
or  contractors,  shall  take  up  school  books  now  in  use 
in  this  State,  and  receive  the  same  in  exchange  of  new 
books,  allowing  a  price  for  such  old  books  not  less  than 
fifty  percent  of  the  contract  price  of  the  new  books.  And 
each  person  or  publisher  making  a  bid  for  the  supplying 
of  any  book,  or  books  hereunder,  shall  state  in  such  bid, 
or  proposal,  the  exchange  price  at  which  such  book  or 
books  shall  be  furnished. 

Sec.  11.  That  the  Text-book  Commission  shall  have 
and  reserve  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all  bids,  or  pro- 
posals, if  they  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that  any  or  all 
should  for  any  reason,  be  rejected,  and  in  case  they  fail 
from  among  the  bids  or  proposals  submitted,  to  select,  or 
adopt  any  book,  or  books,  from  any  of  the  branches  men- 
tioned in  Section  2  of  this  Act,  they  may  re-advertise  for 
sealed  bids,  or  proposals,  under  the  same  terms  and  con- 
ditions as  before,  and  proceed  in  their  investigations  in 
all  respects  as  they  did  in  the  first  instance,  and  as 
required  by  the  terms  and  provisions  of  this  Act.  Or 
they  may  advertise  for  sealed  bids,  or  proposals,  from 
authors,  or  publishers  of  text-books,  who  have  manu- 
script for  use  in  the  public  schools  in  Florida,  proceeding 
in  like  manner  as  before.  And  Provided  further,  the 
State  itself  shall  not,  under  any  circumstances,  enter 
into,  any  contract  binding  it  to  pay  for  the  publication 
of  any  book,  or  books,  but  in  the  contract  with  the  owner 
of  the  manuscript  it  shall  be  provided  that  he  shall  pay 
the  compensation  to  the  publisher  for  the  publication  and 


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putting  in  book  form  the  manuscript  together  with  the 
cost  and  expenses  of  copyrighting  the  same;  and  Pro- 
vided further,  That  in  all  cases  bids,  or  proposals,  shall 
be  accompanied  with  a  cash  deposit  of  from  |500  to  C!?8£ 

with  bid. 

$2,500,  as  the  Commission  may  direct,  and  as  provided 
in  Section  7  of  this  Act.  And  it  is  further  expressly  pro- 
vided, that  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  now  doing 
business,  or  proposing  to  do  business,  in  the  State  of 
Florida,  shall  have  the  right  to  bid  for  the  contract  to 
be  awarded  hereunder  in  manner  as  follows :  In  response 
to  the  advertisement,  when  made  as  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided, said  person,  firm  or  corporation,  may  submit  the 
written  bid,  or  bids,  to  edit,  or  have  edited,  published  and 
supplied  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools  in  this  State  any 
book,  or  books,  provided  for  hereunder;  Provided,  That 
instead  of  filing  with  the  said  bids,  or  proposals,  a  sam- 
ple or  specimen,  copy  of  each  book  proposed  to  be  fur- 
nished, he  may  exhibit  to  the  Commission  in  manuscript,  £!muscript 
in  printed  form  the  matter  proposed  to  be  incorporated 
in  any  book,  together  with  such  a  description  and  illus- 
tration of  the  form  and  style  thereof,  as  will  be  fully 
intelligible  and  satisfactory  to  the  said  Commission,  or 
he  may  submit  a  book,  or  books,  the  equal  of  which  in 
every  way  he  proposes  to  furnish;  and  he  shall  accom- 
pany his  bids,  or  proposals,  with  cash  deposit  hereinbe- 
fore provided;  Provided,  That  all  books  and  manuscripts 
shall  be  examined  and  reported  upon  by  said  Sub-Corn 
mission  provided  for  in  Section  3  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  12.  That  as  soon  as  said  Commission  shall  have 
entered  into  a  contract  or  contracts,  for  the  furnishing,  1 
or  supplying,  of  books  for  use  in  the  Public  Schools  in 
this  State,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Governor  to  issue 
his  proclamation  announcing  such  fact  to  the  people 
•of  the  State. 


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Contractor 
to  maintain 
agencies 


Alternative 
arrange- 
ment. 


Delivery  by 
mail. 


Contract 
price  printed 
on   books. 


School    Board 
may  sue. 


Service 


Sec.  13.  That  there  shall  be  maintained  in  each 
County  in  the  State,  provided  the  Commission  shall  deem 
it  advisable,  and  so  demand,  not  less  than  one  nor  more 
than  twelve,  agencies  for  the  distribution  of  the  books, 
to  the  patrons,  or  the  Contractor  shall  be  permitted  to 
make  arrangements  with  merchants,  or  others,  for  the 
handling  and  distribution  of  the  books,  and  parties  living 
in  the  country  where  no  agency  has  been  established,  or 
no  arrangements  made  for  distribution,  may  order  the 
same  from  one  of  the  Contractors,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Contractor  or  contractors,  to  deliver  any 
book,  or  books,  so  ordered  to  the  person  ordering,  to  his 
post  office  address,  freight,  express,  postage,  or  other 
charges,  prepaid,  at  the  retail  contract  price;  Provided, 
The  price  of  the  book,  or  books,  so  ordered  shall  be  paid 
in  advance.  All  books  shall  be  sold  to  the  consumer  at 
the  retail  contract  price,  and  on  each  book  shall  be 
printed  the  following:  "The  price  fixed  hereon  is  fixed 
by  State  contract,  and  any  deviation  therefrom  shall  be 
reported  to  your  County  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction,  or  the  State  Superintendent  at  Tallahassee." 
And  it  is  expressly  provided  that  should  any  party  con- 
tracting to  furnish  books,  as  provided  for  in  this  Act,  fail 
to  furnish  them,  or  otherwise  breach  his  contract,  in 
addition  to  the  right  of  the  State  to  sue  on  the  bond 
hereinbefore  required,  the  Chairman  of  the  County  Board 
of  Public  Instruction  mjay  sue  in  the  name  of  the  State  of 
Florida,  in  the  courts  of  the  State  of  Florida  having 
jurisdiction,  and  recover  on  the  bond  given  by  the  Con- 
tractor the  full  value  of  the  books  so  failed  to  be  fur- 
nished, for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  school  fund  of  the 
County;  Provided,  That  in  all  cases  services  of  process 
may  be  had  and  deemed  sufficient  on  any  agent  of  the 
Contractor  in  the  County,  or  if  no  agent  is  in  the  County, 


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then  service  on  any  depositors,  and  this  service  shall  be, 
and  stand  in  the  place  of  service  on  the  defendant  Con- 
tractor. 


Sec.  14.     That   said   Commission   may.   from   time   to   com.  to 

regulations. 

time,  make  any  necessary  regulations  not  contrary  to 
the  provisions  of  this  Act,  to  secure  the  prompt  and 
faithful  performance  of  all  contracts,  and  it  is  especially 
now  provided  that  said  Commission  shall  maintain  its 
organization  during  the  five  years  of  the  continuance  Com-  for  °"^ 
of  the  contract,  and  after  the  expiration  of  the  same  to 
re-advertise  for  new  bids,  or  proposals,  as  required  by  advertise  for 

bids. 

this  Act,  in  the  first  instance,  and  enter  into  such  other 

contracts  as  they  may  deem  best  for  the  interest  of  the/  contract*6' 

patrons  of  the  public  schools  of  the  State;  Provided,  Any 

contract  entered  into,  or  renewed  shall  be  for  the  term 

of  five  years.     The  adoption  of  books  made  under  the  ye°arsflve 

provisions  of  this  Act,  shall  continue  for  five  years;  Pro- 

vided, That  any  County  which  now  has  an  existing  con-   co.iScongtract 

tract  may  carry  out  said  contract  in  good  faith,  but  no 

new  contract  shall  be  made  after  the  passage  of  this  Act 

by  any  County  Board  of  Education  in  this  State,  but 

County  Boards  of  Education  may,  at  any  time  after  the   Co.  Bds. 

may  chang« 

text-book  Commission  has  selected  and  adopted  a  uniform    contracts 

series  of  books,  change  their  contracts  now  in  existence 

to   the    adoption    made   by    the    Text-book    Commission. 

Nothing  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  County 

Boards  of  Education  to  adopt  and  use  High  School  books 

not  mentioned  in  this  Act.   Provided  further,  That  noth-    adopted 

ing  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  as  effecting  in  any  way 

any  County  in  this  State,  which  at  this  time  is  furnished 

free  school  books  to  its  schools,  except  that  when  it  may 

become  necessary7  to  purchase  books,  that  the  same  be 

purchased  and  vised  as  provided  by  this  Act. 


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state  Pupt.          Sec.  15.     That  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  adop- 

to  publish 

adopted  list,  tion  provided  for  in  this  Act,  the  State  Superintendent 
shall  issue  a  circular  letter  to  each  County  Superintend- 
ent in  the  State,  and  to  such  others  as  he  may  desire  to 
send  it,  which  letter  shall  contain  the  list  of  books 
adopted,  the  prices,  location  of  agencies,  and  method  of 
distribution,  and  such  other  information  as  he  may  deem 
necessary. 


Books  used  to 
exclusion    of 
all  others. 


Supplemen- 
tary books 
permissible. 


Sec.  16.  That  as  soon  after  the  passage  of  this  Act 
as  may  be  practicable,  and  the  Commission  shall  deem 
advisable,  the  books  adopted  as  a  uniform  system  of  text 
books  shall  be  introduced  and  used  as  text-books  to  the 
exclusion  of  all  others  in  all  public  free  schools  in  the 
State;  Provided,  That  nothing  herein  shall  be  so  con- 
strued as  to  prevent  the  use  of  supplementary  books,  but 
such  supplementary  books  prescribed,  or  adopted,  under 
the  provisions  of  this  Act;  and  Provided  further,  That 
nothing  in  this  Act  shall  prevent  the  teaching  in  any 
school  any  branch  higher,  or  more  advanced,  than  is 
embraced  in  Section  2  of  this  Act,  nor  the  use  of  any 
book  upon  such  higher  branch  of  study;  Provided,  That 
such  higher  branch  shall  not  be  taught  to  the  exclusion 
of  the  branches  mentioned  and  set  out  in  Section  2  of 
this  Act. 


Patrons  may 
procure  books, 
how. 


Penalty  for 
not  using. 


Sec.  17..  That  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to 
prevent  or  prohibit  the  patrons  of  the  Public  schools 
throughout  the  State  from  procuring  books  in  the  usual 
way,  in  case  no  contract  shall  be  made,  or  the  con- 
tractor fails  or  refuses,  to  furnish  the  books  provided  for 
in  this  Act  at  the  time  required  for  the  use  in  the 
respective  schools. 

Sec.  18.  That  any  teacher  who  shall  willfully  use,  or 
permit  to  be  used  in  his  or  her  school,  any  text-book  upon 
the  branches  embraced  in  this  Act,  where  the  Commis 


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sion  has  adopted  q,  book  upon  that  branch,  other  than 
the  one  so  adopted,  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion shall  discharge  and  cancel  the  certificate  of  said 
teacher;  Provided,  that  they  may  use,  or  permit  to  be 
used,  such  book,  or  books,  as  may  now  be  owned  by  the 
pupils  of  the  schools,  until  such  books  are  worn  out,  not 
exceeding  one  year  from  date  of  adoption. 

Sec.  19.  That  any  dealer,  clerk,  or  agent  who  shall 
sell  any  book  for  a  greater  price  than  the  contract  price 
shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 


Sec.  20.  That  said  Text-book  Commission  shall  serve  com.  to  serve 
without  compensation,  and  the  members  of  the  sub-corn- 
mission  actually  serving  shall  be  paid  a  per  diem  of 
four  dollars  per  day  during  the  time  that  they  are 
actually  engaged  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  and  in  addi- 
tion shall  be  repaid  all  money  actually  expended  by  them 
in  the  payment  of  necessary  expenses,  to  be  paid  out  of 
the  public  school  fund,  and  they  shall  make  out  and 
swear  to  an  itemized  statement  of  such  expenses. 

Sec.  21.     That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict   conflicting 
with  this  Act  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed.  repealed. 

Sec.  22.     That  this  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  pas- 
sage and  approval  by  the  Governor. 
Approved  May  23,  1911. 


CHAPTER  6813. 

AN  ACT  to  Amend  Chapter  6428,  Laws  of  Florida,  Being 
An  Act  Entitled  "An  Act  Eclating  to  County  Finances, 
and  Providing  for  the  Preparation  and  Filing  of  Re- 
ports Thereof,  by  the  County  Commissioners  and  Clerk 


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of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Each  County,  and  to  Authorize 
the  Comptroller  to  Prescribe  Forms  for  and  Rules  Re- 
lating to  Such  Reports,  and  to  Punish  Any  Violations 
of  This  Act  or  Such  Rules;"  and  to  Make  an  Appro- 
priation to  Carry  Out  the  Provisions  of  This  Act. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida: 

Section  1.  That  Chapter  6428,  of  the  Laws  of  Florida, 
Acts  of  1913,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  to  read 
as  follows: 

to  Section  1.  That  the  Comptroller  of  the  State  of  Flor 
compti-oiier.  i(ja  js  hereby  authorized  and  directed,  as  soon  as  practi- 
cable after  the  passage  of  this  Act,  to  prescribe  a  form  or 
forms  of  financial  statements  or  reports  to  be  made  by 
the  County  Commissioners  and  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court, 
and  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  and  the 
County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  each  of 
the  Counties  of  the  State  of  Florida,  which  shall  provide 
what  to  for  and  require  an  accurate  report  of  all  the  receipts,  dis- 
bursements, unpaid  warrants  and  assets  and  liabilities 
of  such  counties  in  such  form  and  manner  as  to  set  forth 
a  comprehensive  and  complete  statement  and  report  of 
the  administration,  conduct  and  condition  of  the  finan- 
cial affairs  of  each  such  county,  and  all  separate  funds 
thereof.  Such  forms  may  be  altered  from  time  to  time 
by  said  Comptroller,  and  he  shall  have  the  power  to  pre- 
scribe and  promulgate  rules  for  the  effectual  administra- 
tion and  enforcement  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  and 
to  prescribe  and  alter,  from  time  to  time,  such  other  forms 
conforming  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act. 


make*0  SeC'   2*      That  ^  shal1  be  the  duty  °f  the  Count.v  Com" 

missioners  and  Clerks  of  the  Circuit  Court  and  the 
County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  and  the  County 
Superintendents  of  Public  Instruction  to  make  out,  fill  in 


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and  subscribe  such  reports  or  statements  of  County 
finances  upon  the  form  or  forms  prescribed  by  said  Comp- 
troller from  time  to  time,  and  to  swear  to  the  accuracy 
and  completeness  of  the  same  to  the  best  of  their  knowl- 
edge, information  and  belief,  and  file  the  same  with  the 
Comptroller  of  the  State  of  Florida  at  such  times  as  the 
same  may  be  called  for  and  required  by  said  Comptroller. 

Sec.  3.     That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Copy 

preserved  In 

Circuit  Court  and  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  records. 
Instruction  of  each  such  County  to  preserve  in  their 
respective  offices  in  a  substantial  book  provided  for  that 
purpose  complete  and  accurate  copies  of  every  such  finan- 
cial report  or  statement  with  the  signatures  and  affi- 
davits thereon,  which  said  reports  and  records  shall  be  a 
part  of  the  public  records  of  said  Boards  of  County  Com- 
missioners and  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction,  and 
open  at  all  times  to  the  use  and  inspection  of  the  public. 

Sec.  4.     That  all  of  said  reports  made  as  aforesaid  to   comptroller 

to   publish. 

the  Comptroller  shall  likewise  be  kept  by  him  for  perma- 
nent reference,  and  be  subject  to  the  inspection  of  the 
public  at  any  time.  Said  Comptroller  shall  cause  each 
of  said  reports  in  condensed  form  to  be  published  in  at 
least  one  newspaper  published  in  the  County  from  which 
said  reports  shall  be  received,  and  cause  a  copy  of  suoh 
publication  to  be  transmitted  to  the  Governor  for  his  in- 
formation; the  expense  of  which  publication  shall  be  paid 
from  the  General  Fund  of  the  County  and  the  County 
School  Fund  respectively. 

Sec  5.     That  the  Comptroller  shall  have  the  power  and   TO  verity 

from    original 

it  shall  be  his  duty  to  cause  every  such  financial  report  or   records, 
statement  to  be  examined  and  verified  by  a  person  em- 
ployed for  that  purpose  by  the  Comptroller,  whenever 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Comptroller  the  same  may  be 
requisite  or  necessary,  and  for  that  purpose  all  of  the 


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Penalties. 


Co.  offiicers, 
for  what 
removed. 


books  of  account  of  the  County  Treasurer,  Clerk  of  the 
Circuit  Court,  County  Commissioners,  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction  and  County  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  and  other  County  Officers  shall  be  open  to  the 
inspection  of  the  Comptroller  or  his  representative. 

Sec.  6.  That  if  any  County  Commissioner  or  Clerk  of 
the  Circuit  Court  or  any  member  of  the  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction  or  County  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction  shall  decline,  refuse  or  fail  to  make,  subscribe 
or  swear  to  or  to  file  with  said  Comptroller  any  of  said 
financial  statements  or  returns  required  by  this  Act,  at 
the  time  required  by  the  Comptroller  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Act,  or  if  any  such  County  Commissioner 
or  Clerk  or  any  member  of  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  or  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion shall  knowingly  or  wilfully  make,  consent,  subscribe, 
swear  to  or  file  any  such  financial  report  or  statement 
which  shall  be  false,  incomplete  or  untrue  in  any  respect, 
or  otherwise  in  any  respect  violate  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  Act,  or  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  herein 
provided  for,  he  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
upon  conviction,  he  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment 
for  not  more  than  one  year  in  the  County  Jail,  or  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  five  thousand  (15,000.00)  dollars,  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  7.  That  if  any  County  Commissioner  or  Clerk  or 
any  member  of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction 
or  any  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  shall 
fail,  decline  or  refuse  to  make,  subscribe  or  swear  to, 
file  or  return  any  of  said  financial  statements  or  reports 
or  shall  knowingly  make,  consent,  subscribe  or  swear  to 
any  financial  statement  or  report  which  shall  be  false 
or  untrue  in  any  particular,  or  shall  otherwise  violate 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  or  to  fail  to  keep  or  per- 
form or  shall  violate  any  rule  or  regulation  adopted  under 


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the  provisions  of  this  Act,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Comptroller  to  certify  said  fact  to  the  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Florida,  and  to  the  State's  Attorney  and  County 
Solicitor  of  the  proper  county.  The  failure  or  refusal 
of  any  County  Commissioner,  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court, 
member  of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  or 
any  County  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  to  con- 
form or  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act  or 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  shall  be  prescribed  under 
the  provisions  of  this  Act,  shall  be  cause  for  removal  by 
the  Governor. 

Sec.  8.     For  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  provisions  fiSSropril 
of  this  Act  the  sum  of  $12,500.00  or  so  much  thereof  as 
may  be  necessary  is  hereby  annually  appropriated  out  of 
any  funds  in  the  treasury  not  otherwise  appropriated. 

Sec.  9.     All  laws  in  conflict  or  inconsistent  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  10.     This  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately  upon 
its  becoming  a  law. 

Approved  May  29,  1915. 


CHAPTER  6828— (No.  22). 

AN  ACT  to  Amend  Chapter  5390  of  the  Laws  of  Florida. 
Approved  June  1,  1905,  the  Same  Being  An  Act  to 
Authorize  the  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  to 
Borrow  Money  for  the  Payment  of  School  Warrants 
When  There  Are  No  Funds  in  the  Treasury  for  Such 
Purpose,  and  to  Pay  Interest  on  Such  Loans  Not  Ex- 
ceeding Eight  per  cent  (8%)  per  Annum. 

Be  it  Enacted  "by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida: 


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School  Bds. 
may  borrow 
money,  how. 


Amount 
limited. 


Section  1.  That  Chapter  5390  of  the  Laws  of  Florida, 
approved  June  1,  1905,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended 
so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

''Section  1.  That  when  there  is  no  money  in  the  County 
School  Fund  applicable  to  the  payment  of  outstanding 
school  warrants  issued  by  the  County  Board  of  Public- 
Instruction  in  this  State,  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  of  the  several  counties  in  this  State  are 
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  borrow  money  at 
a  rate  of  interest  not  to  exceed  eight  per  cent  per  annum 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  all  such  outstanding  warrants, 
and  for  the  further  purpose  of  paying  any  and  all  legiti- 
mate expenses  incurred  in  operating  the  schools  of  said 
county.  Provided,  however,  that  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  County  School  Board  to  borrow  any  sum  of  money 
in  any  one  year  in  excess  of  eighty  per  cent  of  the  amount 
as  estimated  by  them  to  be  required  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  necessary  common  schools  of  their  county  for  the 
next  ensuing  scholastic  year  in  the  manner  prescribed 
by  Section  347,  sub-section  14,  of  the  General  Statutes, 
which  said  sum  so  borrowed  shall  be  paid  in  full  before 
the  Board  shall  be  authorized  to  borrow  on  the  estimate 
for  any  succeeding  year.  Provided,  further,  that  noth- 
ing in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  to  invalidate  any  out- 
standing debt  of  any  county  as  now  existing  and  now 
due,  or  to  become  due,  or  as  requiring  any  Board  of  Pub- 
lic Instruction  to  pay  the  same  in  full  before  being  per- 
mitted to  borrow  eighty  per  cent  on  the  estimate  for  the 
next  ensuing  year,  or  to  prohibit  any  Board  from  fund 
ing  or  refunding  at  its  maturity  any  debt  created  and 
existing  on  or  before  July  1st,  A.  D.  1915,  and  being 
thereby  prohibited  from  borrowing  eighty  per  cent,  of  its 


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income  for  the  ensuing  year,  as  provided  above;  and  pro- 
vided, further,  that  no  School  Board  shall,  after  July  1, 
1915,  incur  debts  of  any  nature  in  excess  of  the  estimated 
amount,  except  as  herein  provided." 

Sec.  2.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  County  Treas- 
urer,  upon  presentation  to  him  of  the  county  school  war- 
rants,  to  pay  the  same,  if  there  are  any  funds  in  his  cus- 
tody applicable  thereto,  and  if  there  are  no  such  funds 
he  shall  endorse  the  fact  on  the  warrant,  with  the  date 
of  presentation,  and  affix  his  signature  thereto. 

Sec.  3.  That  all  interest  payments  made  under  this 
Act  shall  be  by  warrant  issued  by  the  County  Board  of 
I'ublic  Instruction  in  the  sam,e  manner  as  warrants  for 
other  indebtedness  are  issued. 

Sec.  4.  That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with 
the  provisions  of  this  Act  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  5.     That  this  Act  shall  take  effect  immediately 
upon  its  approval  by  the  Governor. 
Approved  June  3,  1915. 


CHAPTER  6832— (No.  26). 

AN  ACT  Requiring  the  Teaching  of  the  Evils  of  Alco- 
holic Beverages  and  Narcotics  to  Children  in  the  Pri- 
mary Grades  of  the  Public  Schools. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida: 

Section  1..     That  the  evils  of  alcoholic  beverages  and 
narcotics  shall  be  taught  in   the  public   schools  of 'the   teacbing 
State,  and  that  the  .State  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  encourage 

to— DSL 


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.Duty  of  Sen. 
Bd.  to  pro- 
mulgate. 


To  require 
tachers  to 
obey 


Duty  of 
principals. 


Teachers  fail- 
ing may  .lose 
positions. 


Report  of  Co. 
Supt. 


and  put  in  execution  an  effective  system  for  teaching 
the  evils  of  alcoholic  stimulants  and  narcotics  in  the 
public  schools  of  the  State  to  all  children  between  the 
ages  of  six  and  twelve  years. 

Sec.  2.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  County  Super- 
intendent and  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction 
of  each  and  every  county  to  receive,  promulgate  and  to 
require  all  instructions  and  directions  of  the  State  Super- 
intendent of  Public  Instruction  for  the  teaching  of  the 
effects  of  alcoholic  beverages  and  narcotics  to  all  youth 
between  the  ages  of  six  and  twelve  years  to  be  faithfully 
and  efficiently  executed,  and  to  require  such  reports  from 
teachers  showing  that  such  subjects  are  being  faithfully 
taught  by  meanus  of  pictures  and  oral  instructions  to 
pupils  not  sufficiently  advanced  to  use  a  text-book  on 
the  subject;  and  to  see  that  properly  graded  text-books 
treating  of  the  effects  of  alcoholic  beverages  and  nar- 
cotics are  provided  all  pupils  under  the  age  of  twelve 
years  that  are  prepared  to  use  such  text-books,  and  that 
the  same  are  faithfully  and  efficiently  taught. 

Sec.  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  principal  of  every 
school  to  make  report  as  may  be  required  to  the  County 
Board  of  Public  Instruction,  showing  that  the  instruc- 
tion required  in  this  Act  is  being  efficiently  given  by 
competent  teachers,  and  that  the  spirit  of  this  law  is 
being  faithfully  carried  out. 

Sec.  4.  Any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  may 
be  enjoined  from  employing  any  teacher  who  does  not 
make  a  faithful  attempt  to  teach  the  subject  directed  in 
this  law  and  to  make  such  reports  as  may  be  required. 

Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  County  Superin- 
tendent to  make,  at  least  annually,  and  oftener  when 
required,  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, on  blanks  furnished,  a  full  and  complete  report  of 


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the  method  of  instruction,  the  time  devoted  to  the  teach 
ing  of  the  subject,  and  of  such  other  matters  as  may  be 
required  in  the  several  schools  under  his  supervision. 
Refusal  or  neglect  to  make  such  reports  shall  subject  any 
County  Superintendent  to  be  reported  to  the  Governor 
as  negligent  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  6.  The  annual  appropriation  for  the  contingent 
expenses  of  the  office  of  State  Superintendent  of  Public  repor 
Instruction  shall  be  sufficient  to  cover  all  necessary 
expenses  in  the  proper  execution  of  this  law ;  and  he  shall 
make  report  of  this  matter  in  his  biennial  report  to  the 
Governor. 

Sec.  7.     All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with  this 
Act  are  hereby  repealed. 
Approved  June  1,  1915. 


CHAPTER  6833. 

AN  ACT  Authorizing  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion or  Trustees  of  Special  Tax  School  Districts  to 
Establish  and  Maintain  Departments  of  Home  Eco 
nomics  and  Home  Demonstration  Work  in  the  Public- 
Schools  of  This  State. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida  • 

Section  1.     Any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  or   Dppts  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  any  Special  Tax  School  Dis-   no^ics^0 
trict  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  establish   Bonrds  may 
and  maintain  a  department  of  Home  Economics  or  a 
department  of  Home  Demonstration  Work  in  any  of  the 


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Dept.  of 
Agriculture. 


high  schools  of  this  State,  and  to  pay  the  expenses  of 
such  departments  out  of  any  public  school  fund  at  their 
disposal. 

Sec.  2.  Section  1  of  this  Act  shall  extend  to  and  in- 
clude canning  clubs,  corn  clubs  and  departments  of  agri- 
culture, to  acquire  land,  stock,  fertilizer,  seed  and  imple- 
ments necessary  to  maintain  the  same.  And  no  person 

Qualifications 

of  instruc-  shall  be  employed  to  demonstrate,  teach  or  instruct  in 
any  of  the  departments  mentioned  herein  who  does  not 
hold  a  certificate  of  graduation  from  a  recognized  col- 
lege, university  or  normal  school  indicating  special  train- 
ing in  home  economics,  home  demonstration  work,  or 
any  one  who  has  had  satisfactory  experience  in  home 
economics  or  canning  club  work. 


tors. 


May  employ 
county  agts. 


Jmties   of. 


Sec.  3.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  are  fur- 
ther empowered  under  this  Act  to  employ  County  Agents 
who  shall,  under  the  joint  supervision  of  the  County 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  and  the  Florida 
State  College  for  Women  or  the  University  of  Florida, 
conduct  practical  demonstration  work  in  home  economics, 
girls'  and  women's  contest  work,  canning  club,  corn 
club,  or  agricultural  work,  and  other  movements  for  the 
advancement  of  country  home  life,  and  shall  aid  the 
County  Superintendent  and  teachers  in  giving  practical 
education  in  home,  farm  or  garden  economics. 

Sec.  4.     All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  here 
with  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  5.     This  Act  shall  take  effect  on  its  passage  and 
becoming  a  law. 

Approved  May  27,  1915. 


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CHAPTER  6834— (No.  28). 

AN  ACT  Authorizing  the  State  School  Book  Commission 
of  the  State  of  Florida  to  Extend  the  Time  Limit  of 
Five  Years  for  Renewing  Contracts  for  Purchase  of 
School  Text  Books  to  July  1,  1917. 

Whereas,  Section  14  of  Chapter  6178,  Laws  of  Florida, 
Acts  of  1911,  known  as  the  "State  Uniform  Text  Book 
Law,"  provides  that  any  contract  entered  into,  or 
renewed,  shall  be  for  a  term  of  five  years,  and  that  the 
adoption  of  the  books  made  under  the  provisions  of  said 
Act  shall  continue  for  five  years  and,  therefore,  such  con 
tracts  will  expire  on  September  1st,  1916 ;  and, 

Whereas,  Said  Section  14  also  provides  that  any  county 
which,  at  the  time  of  the  passage  of  said  law,  had  an 
existing  contract,  may  carry  out  said  contract  in  good 
faith,  but  no  new  contract  could  be  made,  after  the  pas- 
sage of  said  Act,  by  any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion in  this  State;  and, 

Whereas,  There  are  a  number  of  counties  in  this  State 
which  have  very  recently  adopted  the  series  of  text-books 
adopted  and  contracted  for  by  said  Commission,  and, 
therefore,  such  contracts  have  been  extant  for  butxa  short 
period  of  time ;  and, 

Whereas,  It  would  be  impracticable  for  said  counties 
so  recently  adopting  the  uniform  text-books,  as  provided 
by  said  law,  at  the  expiration  of  the  five  years  from  the 
passage  of  said  Act,  to  be  required  to  renew  a  contract 
at  the  tim,e  specified  in  said  Act;  therefore, 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 


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Book 

contracts   ex- 
tended 


Section  1.  That  the  State  Text-book  Commission  be 
and  are  hereby  authorized  to  confer  with  the  various 
publishers  of  text-books  adopted  and  in  use  in  this  State 
to  extend  the  time  limit  for  renewing  the  contracts  for 
uniform  school  text-books  to  July  1,  1917,  at  which  time 
contracts  shall  be  made  for  future  adoptions  for  the  full 
period  of  five  years,  as  required  by  statute. 

Sec.  2.    This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  passage  and 
approval  by  the  Governor. 
Approved  May  2G,  1915. 


CHAPTEK  GS35— (No.  29). 

AN  ACT  to  Amend  Chapter  G498,  Laws  of  Florida,  Acts 
of  1913,  Providing  for  the  Creation,  Maintenance  and 
Regulation  of  Summer  Schools  for  Teachers  and  Other 
Students  in  This  State. 

Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 


Three  Sum- 
mer Schools 
created. 


Under  State 
Board. 


Section  1.  That  there  is  hereby  created  and  estab- 
lished in  this  State  three  Summer  Schools,  to  be  located 
as  follows:  One  in  connection  with  the  University  of 
Florida,  at  Gainesville;  one  in  connection  with  the  Flor- 
ida State  College  for  Women,  at  Tallahassee,  and  one  in 
connection  with  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College 
for  Negroes,  at  Tallahassee. 

Sec.  2.  The  Summer  Schools  created  herein  shall  be 
in  charge  of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  hold  sessions  of  one  or  more  of  them  each 
summer;  the  said  sessions  to  begin  not  later  than  June 
28th  and  to  continue  for  a  period  of  not  more  than  ten 
weeks. 


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Sec.  3.     The  Summer  Schools  hereby  created  shall  .be 
open  to  all  students  who  desire  to  graduate,  and  under-   students, 
graduates  for  professional   or  vocational   work   of   any 
character,   and   no   teacher  shall   be  employed   to  teach   Teacher8 
therein  who  is  not  a  specialist  and  whose  educational 
qualifications  have  not  thoroughly  equipped  him  or  her 
for  high-grade  work. 

Sec.  4.     The  President  of  the  Universitv  of  Florida  and   B<*.  for 

in*r    tt?H, 

the  President  of  the  Florida  State  College  for  Women,  etc. 
and  the  President  of  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical 
College  for  Negroes  shall  be  President,  respectively  of 
the  Summer  School  connected  with  each  of  said  institu- 
tions, and  the  President  of  the  University  of  Florida 
and  the  President  of  the  Florida  State  College  for 
Women,  in  connection  with  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  shall  constitute  a  Board  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  name  all  teachers  for  the  Summer  Schools, 
to  prescribe  the  course  of  study  therefor,  and  to  make 
such  further  rules  and  regulations  governing  the  same 
as  they  may  deem  fit  and  propery. 

Sec.  5.     All    work    conducted    at    the    said    Summer   credit  for 

summer 

Schools  shall  be  of  such  character  as  to  entitle  the  stu-   school 

work. 

dents  doing  the  same  to  collegiate,  normal  or  profes- 
sional credit  therefor,  and  may  be  applied  towards  mak- 
ing a  degree. 

Sec.   6.     All   teachers   attending  any   of   the   Summer    valid  certifi- 
cates extend- 
Schools  herein  created  and  whose  work  entitles  them  to   ed«  D°w 

credit  therefor,  upon  making  proof  of  the  same  to  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  are  hereby 
entitled  to  one  year's  extension  on  any  Florida  teacher's 
certificate  they  may  hold  and  which  has  not  fully  expired, 
and  such  certificate  may  be  extended  one  year  for  each 
succeeding  session  attended  by  the  said  teacher. 


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^ec*  7<  Tlle  Comptroller  is  hereby  directed  to  draw 
warrants  upon  the  requisition  of  the  State  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction,  out  of  any  funds  in  the  State 
Treasury  not  otherwise  appropriated,  for  the  legitimate 
costs  of  said  Summer  Schools,  the  amount  not  to  exceed 
the  appropriation  made  for  Summer  Schools  in  the 
annual  budget  for  the  expenses  and  maintenance  of  the 
State  Institutions  of  Higher  Learning. 


iu5S?t0of!5d        Sec*  8'     li  sha11  be  tne  duty  of  the  Board  of  Control, 
of  control.       upon  the  request  of  the  gtate  Superintendent  of  Public 

Instruction,  to  include  such  amount  as  will  be  necessary 
to  conduct  the  Summer  Schools  in  the  manner  herein 
provided  in  their  annual  budget  for  the  expense  and 
maintenance  of  State  Institutions  of  Higher  Learning. 

Sec.  9.     All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  herewith 
are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  10.     This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  passage 
and  approval  by  the  Governor. 
Approved  May  19,  1915. 


CHAPTEK  6830—  (No.  30). 

AN  ACT  Requiring  All  School  Buildingse  to  be  Provided 
With  Adequate  Facilities  for  Nature's  Conveniences, 
by  Water  Carriage  or  Surface  Closets;  Requiring  All 
Surface  Closets  in  Rural  Districts  to  be  of  Fly-proof 
Construction  and  in  Conformity  With  Plans  Recom- 
mended or  Approved  by  the  State  Board  of  Health; 
Requiring  Separate  Compartments  in  the  Same,  and 
Prescribing  a  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Comply  With  the 
Provisions  Hereof. 


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Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section  1.     That  all  school  buildings,  public  or  private,    sanitary 

'     precautions 

in  this  State  shall  be  provided  with  adequate  facilities   mandatory, 
for  nature's  conveniences,   by   either  water  carriage  or 
surface  closets,  with  separate  compartments  for  each  sex. 

Sec.  2.  That  in  rural  districts  where  sewerage  sys-  ny°-pro8ot°etc. 
terns  do  not  exist,  all  surface  closets  used  in  connection 
with  such  schools  shall  be  of  fly-proof  construction  and 
in  conformity  with  plans  recommended  or  approved  by 
the  State  Board  of  Health,  with  separate  compartments 
for  each  sex. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  public  school  board  or  any  person,  Penalty 
firm  or  corporation  conducting  any  private  school,  who 
shall  have  charge  of  the  erection,  repair  or  maintenance 
of  any  school  building,  who  shall  fail  to  provide  said 
buildings  with  the  facilities  required  by  Section  1  of 
this  Act,  or  who  shall  fail  to  provide  surface  closets  as 
required  by  Section  2  of  this  Act,  shall  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall  be  fined 
not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  ($50.00). 

Sec.  4.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  passage 
and  approval  by  the  Governor,  or  upon  its  becoming  a 
law  without  such  approval. 

Approved  May  13,  1915. 


CHAPTER  6837. 


AN  ACT  to  Empower  the  Board  of  County  Commission- 
ers of  Each  County  in  this  State  to  Create  Scholar- 
ships at  the  Agricultural  Department  of  the  University 
of  Florida;  Providing  for  the  Appointments  thereto, 
and  Making  an  Appropriation  to  Maintain  the  Same. 


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Co.  Commis- 
sioners to 
create 

scholnrships 
In  Univ.  of 
Fla. 


To  hold 
competitive 
examina- 
tions 


Education  of 
applicants. 


Pledge  of 


Appropria- 
tions author- 
ized. 


When    paid 


Be  it  Enacted  by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida : 

Section  1.  That  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners 
of  each  County  in  this  State  is  hereby  authorized  to 
offer  and  create  one  scholarship  to  the  Agricultural 
Department  of  the  University  of  Florida  at  Gainesville. 

Sec.  2.  Th£  said  scholarship  shall  be  awarded  by 
competitive  examination  under  the  rules  and  authority 
prescribed  by  the  said  Board  of  County  Commissioners 
and  shall  entitle  the  holder  thereof  to  a  full  course  of 
instruction  at  the  University  of  Florida,  and  shall  subject 
the  holder  thereof  to  the  same  rules  and  regulations  as 
other  students  at  the  University  of  Florida. 

Sec.  3.  All  applicants  for  the  said  scholarship  shall 
be  eligible  for  admission  to  the  University  of  Florida, 
and  any  one  so  appointed  shall  sign  a  certificate  agreeing, 
if  capable  and  otherwise  qualified,  to  engage  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits  in  this  State.  Nothing  in  this  Act  shall 
be  constructed  to  interfere  with  their  receiving  com- 
pensation for  services  rendered  while  engaged ,  in  such 
pursuits. 

Sec.  4.  That  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  such 
scholarships  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  of  each 
County  in  this  State  is  hereby  authorized  to  appropriate 
from  any  funds  at  their  disposal  a  sum  sufficient  to  pay 
the  board  of  the  person  receiving  the  said  scholarship. 

Sec.  5.  The  term  board  herein  named  shall  be  con- 
strued to  mean  the  regular  dormitory  rate,  and  shall  be 
paid  monthly  while  the  holder  of  the  scholarship  is  in 
attendance  at  the  University  of  Florida. 

Sec.  C.  All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with 
this  act  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  7.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  passage  and 
approval. 

Approved  June  5,  1915. 


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CHAPTER  6932. 

AN  ACT  Providing  for  the  Abolishing  of  Office  of  County 
Treasurer;  Providing  for  the  Creation  and  Establish- 
ment of  County  Depositories  in  and  for  the  Several 
Counties  of  the  State  of  Florida  ;  Providing  for  the  Re- 
ceiving, Keeping,  Care  or  Custody  and  Paying  Out  of 
All  County  School  Funds  and  of  All  Funds  Under  Care 
and  Control  of  Boards  of  County  Commissioners  and  for 
the  Security  of  Such  Funds. 

Be  It  Enacted  ~by  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Florida  : 

Section  1.     That  from  and  after  the  first  Monday  in 
January,  A.  D.  1917,  office  of  County  Treasurer  shall  be   aboished. 
and  the  same  is  hereb    abolished. 


Sec.  2.  Any  bank,  National  or  State,  authorized  to  do  £nnks  to  be 
business  in  this  State,  that  will  pay  two  per  cent,  per  an-  dci)osltorles 
num  on  daily  balances  of  county  funds,  and  four  per  cent. 
per  annum  on  balances  of  county  funds  deposited  for  a 
period  of  three  months  or  longer,  and  give  at  his  own  ex- 
pense, a  surety  bond  issued  by  some  surety  company  auth- 
orized to  do  business  in  this  State,  or  make  satisfactory 
deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  county  sufficient  Federal, 
State,  County  or  Municipal  bonds  for  the  protection  of 
said  deposits,  is  hereby  created  a  county  depository  and 
authorized  and  entitled  to  receive  public  funds  in  the  man- 
ner and  method  as  hereinafter  provided  in  this  Act. 

Sec.  3.  Any  bank,  as  described  above,  desiring  to  be- 
come  a  county  depository  as  herein  provided,  shall  file 
with  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  or  Board  of 
Public  Instruction,  or  both  boards,  a  written  offer  and 
guarantee  to  pay  said  board  or  boards  two  per  cent,  per 
annum  on  all  daily  balances  when  such  funds  exceed  two 
thousand  dollars,  and  four  per  cent,  per  annum  on  time 


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Funds  mny 
be  divided 
equally 
amonjr  banks 
of  county. 


County 
Treasurer  to 
deposit    in 
banks  by  first 
Mondav   In 
Jan.,  1917. 


Triplicate 
receipts  to 
Tax 
Collector. 


deposits,  and  shall  execute  and  deliver  to  said  board  or 
boards  a  surety  bond  issued  by  some  company  duly  auth- 
orized to  do  business  in  this  State,  or  make  satisfactory 
deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  county,  Federal,  State,  county 
or  municipal  bonds,  in  an  amount  to  be  determined  by 
each  of  said  boards,  respectively,  and  be  approved  both 
as  to  amount  and  validity  by  the  Comptroller  of  the 
State,  and  conditioned  that  said  bank  insure  the  safe- 
keeping, accounting  for  and  paying  over  upon  demand  by 
proper  authority  all  money  that  may  come  into  its  hands 
by  virtue  of  its  acting  as  said  depository,  and  will  in  all 
respects  duly  and  faithfully  perform  the  duty  imposed 
upon  it,  is  entitled  and  authorized  to  receive  an  equitable 
share  of  the  public  money  of  the  county  in  which  its 
located;  Provided,  the  County  Commissioners  and  Board 
of  Public  Instruction  shall  divide  the  deposits  of  their 
county  equitably  among  the  banks  of  the  county  that  have 
qualified  as  provided  in  this  Act,  and  in  case  no  bank  in 
the  county  should  qualify,  then  the  said  Boards  are  auth 
orized  and  commanded  to  divide  the  deposits  among  the 
banks  in  some  county  meeting  the  conditions  as  provided 
in  this  Act. 

Sec.  4.  The  County  Treasurers  of  this  State  shall,  on 
or  before  the  first  Monday  in  January,  A.  D.  1917,  pay 
over  to  the  bank  or  banks  qualified  on  or  before  that  time 
to  act  as  depository  of  money  that  may  be  in  the  hands 
of  the  County  Treasurer  at  that  time,  and  after  said  time 
Tax  Collectors  and  all  other  persons  having  or  receiving 
or  collecting  any  money  payable  to  the  county  funds  not 
otherwise  provided  for,  shall  pay  the  same  to  the  bank  or 
banks  qualified  to  receive  the  same.  Each  bank  receiving 
any  money,  as  provided  in  this  Act,  shall  make  receipt 
for  the  same  in  triplicate;  one  copy  of  which  said  banks 
will  carefully  preserve  and  keep;  one  copy  to  be  given  to 
the  person  from  whom  money  was  received  and  one  copy 
to  be  given  to  the  Board  from  whom  said  money  was 
received. 


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Sec.  5.  Each  bank  acting  as  depository  shall  keep  two 
separate  accounts  for  each  board  for  which  it  is  a  depos-  b^  banks 
itory;  one  account  shall  contain  the  daily  balance  ac- 
count, subject  to  immediate  checking,  the  other  account 
shall  be  the  savings  account  or  time  deposit  acount,  and 
shall  not  be  subject  to  check  without  being  transferred  to 
the  checking  account;  Provided,  That  each  Board  shall 
have  full  authority  at  all  times  to  transfer  money  from 
one  of  two  accounts  to  the  other.  All  interest  earned  on  HOW  interest 
the  daily  balances  shall  be  credited  by  the  Board  of  t°o  i>elK 
County  Commissioners  or  the  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion to  the  General  Fund  of  the  county  or  the  General 
School  Fund  of  the  county,  and  all  interest  earned  on  time 
deposits  shall  be  credited  by  the  Board  of  County  Com- 
missioners or  Board  of  Public  Instruction  to  the  account 
on  which  it  was  so  earned,  and  all  interest  shall  be  com- 
puted and  credited  quarterly. 

Sec.  6.     The  Board  of  County  Commissioners  or  Board   J°J^J  to 
of  Public  Instruction  shall  keep  an  accurate  and  com-   accounfcurate 
plete  set  of  books  showing  the  amount  on  hand,  amount 
received,  amount  expended  and  the  balances  thereof  at 
the  end  of  each  month  for  each  and  every  fund  carried 
by  said  Boards,  and  no  check  or  warrants  shall  ever  be    Overdrawing 

prohibited. 

drawn  in  excess  of  the  known  balances  to  the  credit  of 
that  fund  as  kept  by  the  said  Board;  Provided,  however, 
That  nothing  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  as  prohibiting 
the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  from  borrowing  money, 
as  now,  or  may  hereafter  be,  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  7.     And  all  money    drawn    from    any    depository   JJJJrnnts  or 
holding  same  under  this  Act  shall  be  upon  a  check,  or  war-    clerks  to  be 

drawn  on 

rant  or  warrants,  issued  by  the  Board  drawing  the  same,  funds, 
said  check,  or  warrant  or  warrants,  both  as  to  number 
and  amount  and  person  to  whom  drawn  and  purpose  for 
which  drawn,  shall  be  recorded  in  the  minutes  of  the 
Board  having  ordered  the  same  drawn,  and  each  check,  or 
warrant  or  warrants,  so  drawn  shall  be  signed  by  the 


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Bank 

depositories 
to   make 
monthly 
report. 


Publication 
of  monthly 
statement  of 
Bon  rrt 
regarding 
,  funds. 


All   nrronnts 
subject   to 
Inspection  by 
Auditor. 


Laws 
repealed. 


Chairman  of  said  Board,  attested  by  clerk  or  secretary  of 
said  Board  with  the  corporate  seal  thereof  affixed,  and 
the  bank  upon  which  each  check,  or  warrant  or  warrants, 
is  drawn  shall  not  pay  same  until  it  shall  receive  a  certi- 
fied list  from  secretary  or  clerk  of  Board  issuing  check, 
or  warrant  or  warrants,  giving  date  and  number  and 
amount  of  each  check,  or  warrant  or  warrants,  and  per- 
son to  whom  issued. 

Sec.  8.  Any  bank  acting  as  depository  shall  at  the  end 
of  each  and  every  month  file  with  the  board  for  which  it 
is  a  depository  a  report,  showing  the  balances  on  hand  at 
the  beginning  of  the  month,  on  sums  received  and  paid 
out  during  the  month,  balances  on  hand  at  the  end  of  the 
month,  and  return  with  said  report  all  checks,  or  warrant 
or  warrants,  properly  canceled  which  the  said  bank  has 
paid  during  the  month;  each  board  shall  make  and  pub- 
lish a  monthly  statement,  and  at  such  other  times  as  now 
required,  or  at  such  other  times  as  may  be  required  by  the 
Comptroller,  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  or  the 
County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  and  such  other  re- 
ports and  statements  regarding  the  condition  of  each  and 
every  fund,  as  now  or  may  hereafter  be  required  by  law. 
If  at  any  time  the  security  furnished  by  any  county  de- 
pository becomes  insufficient  or  inadequate,  the  Comp- 
troller shall  have  authority  on  such  terms,  conditions  and 
penalties  as  he  may  prescribe  to  require  such  other  addi- 
tional security  to  be  provided. 

Sec.  9.  The  accounts  of  each  and  every  board  and  the 
county  accounts  of  each  and  every  bank  acting  as  depos- 
itory, mentioned  or  provided  for  in  this  Act,  shall  at  all 
times  be  subjected  to  the  inspection  and  examination  of 
County  Auditor,  the  State  Auditor  and  the  State  Comp- 
troller, or  persons  designated  by  him. 

Sec.  10.  All  laws  and  parts  of  laws  in  conflict  with 
this  Act  be,  and  the  same  are,  hereby  repealed. 


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Sec.  11.     This  Act  shall  become  effective,  and  operative  when 

effective. 

on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  A.  D.  1917;  Provided, 
That  the  designation  of  depositories  under  the  provisions 
of  this  Act  shall  be  made  between  the  first  and  fifteenth 
day  of  December,  1916,  and  during  the  same  time  annually 
thereafter. 
Approved  June  3,  1915. 


REGULATIONS  AND  FORMS 


PRESCRIBED   BY    THE 


State  Board  of  Education. 


Department  of  Public  Instruction. 

In  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  Section  39, 
Paragraphs  1  and  7,  the  following  Eegulations,  Instruc- 
tions and  Forms  have  been  prescribed  by  the  State  Board 
of  Education  for  the  use  and  guidance  of  school  officers 
and  teachers. 


REGULATIONS  AND  INSTRUCTIONS 

General. 

Regulation  1.     Persons  to  be  eligible  to  school  offices   Engibiutv 
or  positions  must  be  of  good  moral  character,  temperate,          h°o1 
upright,  responsible,  competent  and  in  full  sympathy  with 
the  public  educational  system  of  the  State. 


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Tuition 
fees. 


Three-mile 
limit. 


To  district 
counties. 


year  as  Arbor  Day,  which  shall  not  be  observed  as  a 
holiday,  but  shall  be  devoted  to  the  planting  of  trees  on 
school  grounds  or  other  appropriate  public  places, 
together  with  suitable  exercises,  lessons  or  lectures 
designed  .to  interest  and  instruct  the  children  in  the  care 
and  cultivation  of  trees.  No  teacher  should  be  allowed 
compensation  for  Arbor  Day  unless  a  prescribed  num- 
ber of  trees  has  been  properly  planted  and  securely  pro- 
tected against  injury. 

Reg.  14.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  should 
adopt  a  regulation  requiring  pupils  from  other  States,  or 
from  other  counties,  to  pay  a  specified  tuition  fee  to  the 
teacher,  to  be  by  him,  paid  to  the  County  Superintend- 
ent, arid  reported  by  the  latter  to  the  County  Board. 

Eeg.  15.  The  attention  of  County  Boards  of  Public- 
Instruction  is  called  to  the  fact  that  the  law  expressly 
prohibits  the  establishing  of  schools,  for  the  same  race, 
nearer  than  three  miles  of  each  other,  unless  made  neces- 
sary by  local  geographical  features.  Where  this  law  has 
been  violated  in  the  past,  it  is  the  duty  of  County  Boards 
to  proceed  as  speedily  as  consistent  with  the  interest  of 
all  concerned,  to  combine  two  or  more  schools  into  one, 
when  practicable,  or  otherwise  re-arrange  them  so  as  to 
conform  to  the  provisions  of  the  General  Statutes. 

Reg.  16.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  are 
directed  and  enjoined  to  .subdivide  their  respective  coun- 
ties into  convenient  and  permanent  school  districts,  for 
each  race  separately,  and  to  keep  a  record  of  each  district 
by  name,  by  number,  and  by  description  of  lands  con- 
tained therein  (or  by  boundaries)  in  order  that  specific 
knowledge  may  be  had  as  to  the  metes  and  bounds  of 
each  school  district.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Boards 
to  furnish  each  Supervisor  or  Board  of  Trustees  with  a 
proper  description  of  the  territory  embraced  within  his 
jurisdiction. 


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Reg.  17.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  County  Board  to 
adopt  necessary  regulations  to  restrict  the  attendance  of  f^er  di8" 
pupils  to  the  school  within  their  own  district,  except  as 
the  Board  may  by  special  permit  or  by  regulation  allow 
attendance  elsewhere;  Provided,  All  pupils  of  the  county, 
qualified  therefor,  may  attend  the  county  high  school. 

Reg.  18.     County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  shall   NO  contract 

...  ...  _    valid  beyond 

not  enter  into  a  contract  with  any  teacher  for  a  term  of  life  of 
service  extending  beyond  the  life  of  the  certificate  held  by 
the  teacher. 

Reg.  19.     County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  shall   Jj/*™^ 
have  the  authority  to  remove  any  member  of  a  Board  of  trustees. 
Trustees  of  a  special  tax  school  district  who  fails  to  dis- 
charge his  duty. 

All  vacancies  in  Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  filled  for 
the  unexpired  term  by  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction  upon  nomination  by  the  patrons  of  the  school. 

County    Superintendent    of    Public    Instruction. 

Reg.  20.     The   County    Superintendent   of   Public    In-   ^Jf1  when 
struction  in  each  county  shall,  not  later  than  the  fifteenth   made.' 
day  of  July  each  year,  prepare  and  forward  to  the  State 
Superintendent    an   annual    report,   in   conformity   with 
blanks  and  instructions  sent  out  from  the  State  Depart- 
ment. 

Reg.  21.     The  County  Superintendent  shall  give  ample   n0XH™in0aftion> 
notice  before  every  county  examination  of  the  time  and 
place  thereof. 

Reg.  22.  In  case  separate  places  are  necessary  to  be  Assistants 
provided  for  the  examination  of  white  and  negro  teach- 
ers, the  County  Superintendents  are  authorized  to 
appoint  competent  assistants  to  conduct  the  examina- 
tions, but  they  shall  be  responsible  for  the  official  acts  of 
said  assistants. 


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Endorsement 
of  character 
required. 


Teachers, 
when  Supt 
appoints. 


Supervisors. 

how 

governed 


Powers   of. 


Nomination 
of. 


Trustees 
supersede 


Primary 
duties. 


Reg.  23.  County  Superintendents  are  directed  to  fur- 
nish the  proper  blanks,  and  to  see  that  applicants  for 
examination  file  endorsement  of  good  moral  character 
before  being  admitted. 

Reg.  24.  In  case  a  vacancy  should  occur  in  the  teach 
ing  force  of  any  school  between  the  regular  meetings  of 
the  Board,  the  County  Superintendent  is  authorized  to 
fill  the  same,  subject  to  the  ratification  of  the  Board  at 
its  next  regular  meeting. 

Supervisors    and   Trustees. 

Reg.  25.  School  Supervisors  shall  be  governed  in  the 
general  discharge  of  their  duties  by  the  directions  and 
the  Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 

Reg.  26.  The  office  of  Supervisor  or  Trustees  is  not 
one  of  control,  but  of  supervision  only.  Schools  while  in 
session  are  under  the  immediate  control  of  the  Countv 
Board  of  Public  Instruction.  But  in  case  of  emergency 
the  County  Superintendent  may  suspend  or  close- a  school, 
subject  to  the  action  of  the  Board  at  its  next  meeting. 

Reg.  27.  The  -patrons  should  recommend  to  the 
County  Superintendent  suitable  persons  for  Supervisors 
(Sec.  32,  Par.  3d)  ;  but  the  County  Superintendent  may 
exercise  some  discretion  in  nominating  such  to  the  Board 
of  Public  Instruction  for  appointment  (Sec.  42,  Par.  5th). 

Reg.  28.  The  position  of  Supervisor  is  superseded  by 
a  Board  of  Trustees  when  a  school  district  becomes  a 
special  tax  district.  The  duties  prescribed  for  Super 
visor  shall  then  be  performed  by  the  Trustees. 

Teachers. 

Reg.  29.  Before  beginning  a  school  a  teacher  must 
exhibit  to  the  County  Superintendent  a  certificate  unim 


paired  by  suspension,  revocation  or  limitation,  enter  into 
a  contract,  procure  a  register  and  all  necessary  blanks. 
He  must  keep  his  register  in.  accordance  with  the  printed 
directions  therein,  and  must  make  out  his  monthly 
reports  in  strict  conformity  to  the  blanks  furnished. 

Keg.  30.     Teachers  are  notified  that  there  is  nothing   gJ'JJJjy  pul> 
in  the  school  laws  of  the  State  prohibiting  the  infliction 
of  corporal   punishment  when  in  their  judgment  it  is 
necessary;    Provided,    however,    That    such    punishment 
shall  not  be  unnecessarily  severe. 

Teachers'    Certificates. 


Reg.  31.     Applicants   for   examination   for   State   cer- 
rificates  must  file  written  evidence  of  having  taught  at   Pg|fBeq111" 
least  twenty-four  (24)  months  in  all,  eight  (8)  months  of 
which  time  must  be  shown  to  have  been  taught  success 
fully  under  a  first  grade  certificate  obtained  in  this  State. 

Reg.  32.     (1)     An    applicant   for   anv   life   certificate    For  Life 

Certificates 

must  present  endorsements  in  conformity  to  law,  and  in 
accordance  with  the  blanks  furnished  by  the  State 
Superintendent. 

(2)     All  applications  for  Life  Extension  of  First  Grade    i^e 

v    '  First  Grade 

Certificates  and  for  Life  First  Grade  Certificates,  under   certificates, 

anplication 

Section  13,  Chapter  5204,  Laws  of  Florida,  shall  be  made  for. 
in  duplicate  and  one  copy  filed  by  the  applicant  with  the 
State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  wrhen  the 
other  copy  is  filed  wjth  the  County  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction;  also  that  each  and  every  Count  v 
Superintendent  shall  give  immediate  notice,  on  form  pre 
scribed,  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  every  Life  Exten 
sion  given  a  First  Grade  Certificate  and  of  every  Life 
First  Grade  Certificate  by  him  issued.  (Adopted  Novem 
ber  17th.  1903). 


Force   of 
regulations. 


Use  of 
blanks. 


Keg.  2.  All  Rules  and  Regulations  prescribed  by 
County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  not  at  variance  with 
the  Statutes  or  the  Regulations  and  Instructions  of  the 
State  Board  of  Education,  shall  have  the  full  force  and 
effect  of  law,  and  must  be  respected  accordingly. 

Reg.  3.  County  school  officers  and  teachers  shall  in 
all  cases  use  the  blanks,  forms,  registers,  etc.,  prescribed 
and  furnished  by  the  State  ^Department. 


County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction. 


To  be  com- 
missioned. 


To  hold  regu- 
lar meetings. 


Warrants, 
when  issued. 


Teacher's 
COT  tract, 
when  made. 


Teachers, 

assignment 

of. 


Reg.  4.  Members  of  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion before  assuming  the  office,  must  be  commissioned. 

Reg.  5.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  shall 
hold  regular  meetings,  at  least  monthly,  during  the  ses- 
sion of  schools,  when  they  shall  examine  carefully  all 
teachers'  reports,  issue  warrants,  hear  reports  of  the 
County  Superintendent  and  transact  other  business. 

Reg.  6.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  shall 
not  issue  a  warrant  to  any  teacher,  until  the  monthly 
report  of  said  teacher,  on  which  the  warrant  is  based, 
be  made  in  conformity  with  the  blanks  furnished,  and  in 
compliance  with  the  directions  given  in  the  Teacher's 
Register. 

Reg.  7.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  .shall 
not  contract  with  any  person  to  teach  a  school  who  does 
not  hold  a  Teacher's  Certificate,  unimpaired  by  suspen- 
sion, revocation  or  limitation,  and  granted  in  accord- 
ance with  law.  Nor  shall  any  person  be  entitled  to 
compensation  from  the  public  fund  until  he  has  been 
employed  and  contracted  with  by  the  County  School 
Board. 

Reg.  8.  It  is  the  duty  of  County  Boards  of  Public 
Instruction  to  select,  assign  and  contract  with  teachers. 


This  duty  can  in  110  case  be  delegated  to  Supervisors  or 
patrons;  but  the  Supervisor  or  Trustees  may  report  to 
the  County  Board,  for  its  consideration,  the  names  of 
such  teachers  as  are  best  suited  to  the  requirements  of 
the  school  and  most  satisfactory  to  the  patrons. 

Reg.  9.  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  shall,  at 
the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  June  examination  in 
each  year,  proceed  to  assign  teachers  to  schools  for  the 
ensuing  scholastic  year,  selecting  first  from  the  list  of 
teachers  those  holding  State  or  County  Certificates. 
Salaries  may  be  fixed  and  contracts  entered  into  at  a 
subsequent  meeting.  After  the  September  examination, 
all  vacancies  that  exist  shall  be  filled  in  like  manner. 

Reg.  10.  The  State  Board  of  Education  earnestly 
admonishes  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  to 
exercise  great  caution  in  the  employment  of  teachers,  that 
they  may  not  subject  themselves  to  the  charge  of  being 
influenced  by  personal  or  political  favoritism,  sectarian- 
ism, or  by  ties  of  relationship. 

Reg.  11.     The    State    Board    of    Education    calls    the 
special  atention  of  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction    stu(jy 
to  the  duty  of  prescribing  a  uniform  course  of  study  for 
their  schools,  and  grading  the  same,  as  provided  in  Sec. 
32,  Par.  10,  of  the  School  Laws. 

Reg.  12.  The  State  Board  of  Education  recommends 
the  adoption  by  County  Boards  of  a  system  of  Rules  and 
Regulations  for  their  guidance  and  for  the  government 
of  schools,  teachers,  and  pupils.  Such  Rules  and  Regu- 
lations, together  with  the  prescribed  course  of  study, 
should  be  printed  in  pamphlet  form  and  copies  of  the 
same  filed  in  the  office  of  the  State  Department.  The 
State  Superintendent  shall,  upon  request,  furnish  a  copy 
of  such  pamphlet  to  other  County  Boards. 

Reg.  13.     The   State   Board  of  Education   names   the   Arbor 
first  Friday  after  the  First  Monday  of  January  of  each 

n— DSL 


Teachers  Reg.  33.     "All  teachers  should  of  their  own  purpose 

must  advance 

grade  of         seek  from  time  to  time  to  advance  the  class  of  their  cer- 

certificates. 

tificates  by  diligent  and  persistent  study  and  the  con- 
stant reading  of  the  best  journals  of  school  work,  and 
books  treating  of  methods,  discipline  and  government  of 
the  school,  and  so  pass  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest 
grade  of  certificate,  and  carry  with  it  the  increased 
capacity  for  the  true  work  of  the  school  room.  County 
Superintendents  discovering  a  disposition  on  the  part  of 
certain  teachers  to  remain  content  with  any  certificate 
they  may  be  fortunate  enough  to  obtain,  exhibiting  no 
desire  to  rise  higher  or  to  become  better  qualified  for  their 
important  work,  should  at  once  report  the  same  to  the 
Board  of  Public  Instruction  and  recommend  their 
removal  from  the  corps  of  teachers  in  the  county." — Hon. 
A.  J.  Russell,  Reg.  of  1891. 


HIGH  SCHOOL  REGULATIONS 


FOR 


State  Accredited  High   Schools. 

THE  REGULATIONS  OP  THE  STATE  BOARD  OP  EDUCATION 

PRESCRIBING  MINIMUM  REQUIREMENTS  FOR 

STANDARDIZING  HIGH  SCHOOLS. 

These  Regulations  are  based  upon  Chapter  5206  and  the 
re-enacted  Chapter  5382,  Laws  of  Florida,  which  provide 
for  only  two  grades  of  high  schools,  Junior  and  Senior; 
but  it  is  though  best  to  authorize  three  grades,  Junior, 
Intermediate  and  Senior  High  Schools. 


High  School  Regulation  1. 

No  school  shall  be  recognized  as  a  Junior  High  School    iiijh0rsch0oi. 
which  does  not  meet  each  of  the  following  requirements: 

1st.     The  term  shall  not  be  less  than  8  months,  or  ICO   Term, 
days. 

2nd.     The  average  daily  attendance  of  all  pupils  shall    Average 
not  be  less  than  50. 

3rd.     It  must  have  in  regular  attendance  not  less  than    NO.  of 
a  total  of  10  pupils  in  one  or  both  of  the  Ninth  and  Tenth    ' 
grades,  regularly  and  properly  promoted  from  the  grade 
next  below. 

4th.     It  must  employ  not  less  than  a  total  of  4  teach-   £°-clfefrg 
ers,  each  legally  certificated  according  to  the  laws  of 
this  State,  and  devoting  all  of  his  or  her  time  to  teach- 
ing in  the  school. 

5th.     The  principal  shall  hold  either  a  Life  State  or   certifiente  of 

principal 

State  Certificate,  or  a  valid  First  Grade  Certificate  issued 
under  the  laws  of  this  State  and,  in  addition,  a  Special 
Certificate  covering  all  the  academic  branches  or  sub- 
jects, not  covered  by  a  First  Grade  Certificate,  embraced 
in  and  prescribed  in  the  Standard  High  School  Course 
of  Study  for  the  Ninth  and  Tenth  Grades. 

6th.  At  least  one  capable  teacher,  must  devote  all  of 
his  or  her  time  to  teaching  the  Ninth  and  Tenth  grades, 
and  where  there  is  but  one  teacher  giving  full  time  to 
these  two  grades,  but  one  of  the  Standard  Courses  of 
Study  must  be  offered. 

7th.  The  average  length  of  recitation  periods  in  the 
two  high  school  grades  shall  not  be  less  than  40  minutes. 

8th.  All  pupils  in  high  school  grades  must  at  all  times 
carry  not  less  than  four  academic  subjects;  provided, 
that  some  vocational,  industrial,  or  elective  study  may 
occupy  one  recitation  period. 


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Laboratory 
and  library. 


Bms-  9th.  The  building  must  have  not  less  than  four  ample 
and  well  adapted  recitation  rooms,  all  properly  equipped 
with  patent  desks,  blackboards,  and  other  necessary 
teaching  appliances. 

10th.  It  must  have  laboratory  equipment  and  a  well 
selected  library,  each  worth  not  less  than  $100. 

Regulation  2. 
intermediate        No  school  shall  be  recognized  as  an  intermediate  High 

Bigh    School. 

School    which    does    not    meet    each    of    the    following 
requirements : 

1st.  The  term  shall  not  be  less  than  8  months  or  160- 
days. 

2nd.  The  average  daily  attendance  of  all  pupils  shall 
not  be  less  than  100. 

3rd.  It  must  have  in  regular  attendance  not  less  than 
a  total  of  20  pupils  in  the  Ninth,  Tenth  and  Eleventh 
grades,  5  of  whom  must  be  in  the  Eleventh  grade,  all  reg 
ularly  and  properly  promoted  from  the  next  grade  below. 

4th.  It  must  employ  not  less  than  two  teachers,  ex 
elusive  of  the  principal,  each  legally  certificated  accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  this  State  and  devoting  all  of  his  or 
her  time  to  teaching  high  school  classes;  the  certificate 
held  by  each  shall  be  a  Life  State  or  State  Certificate,  or 
a  First  Grade  Certificate  and  a  Special  Certificate  cover- 
ing all  the  academic  branches  or  subjects  each  teaches 
embraced  in  and  prescribed  in  one  of  the  Standard 
Courses  of  Study  for  the  three  lowest  high  school  grades. 

5th.  Every  teacher  of  any  subject  must  hold  a  certifi 
cate  covering  the  particular  subject  taught. 

6th.  The  principal  shall  hold  either  a  State  Life  or 
State  Certificate,  and  shall  not  hear  more  than  four  reg 
ular  recitations  a  dav. 


Term. 


Average 
attendance. 


No.  of 
pupils. 


No.   and 
certificate    of 
teachers. 


Special 
certificate. 


Certificate  of 
principal. 


7th.     The  average  length  of  recitation  periods,  in  all 
high  school  grades,  shall  not  be  less  than  45  minutes. 

8th.     All  pupils  in  high  school  grades  must  carry  all   JJo^ 
the  time  not  less  than  four  academic  subjects;  provided, 
that  some  vocational,  industrial,  or  elective  subject  may 
take  the  period  of  one  subject. 

9th.     The  building  must  have  not  less  than  seven  ample   SSms! 
and  well  adapted  recitation  rooms,  all  properly  equipped 
with    patent    desks,    blackbords,    and    other    necessary 
teaching  appliances. 

10th.     It  must  have  laboratory  equipment  and  a  well 
selected  library  of  books,  each  worth  not  less  than  $150. 

Regulation  3. 

No  school  shall  be  recognized  as  a  Senior  High  School   |enior  High 
which  does  not  meet  each  of  the  following  requirements: 

1st.     The  term  shall  not  be  less  than  8  months,  or  160    Term 
days. 

2nd.     The  average  daily  attendance  of  all  pupils  shall    ^|^nce 
not  be  less  than  150. 

3rd.     It  must  have  in  regular  attendance  not  less  than    jjjj^ 
a  total  of  30  pupils  in  the  four  high  school  grades,  not 
less  than  a  total  of  10  pupils  in  the  two  highest  grades, 
all  regularly  and  properly  promoted  from  the  grade  next 
below. 

4th.     It    must   employ    not    less   than    three    teachers,    g£c^ra 
exclusive  of  the  principal,  each  legally  certificated  accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  this  State  and  devoting  all  of  his  or 
her  time  to  teaching  high  school  classes;  the  certificate   certificate*, 
held  by  each  shall  be  a  Life  State  or  State  Certificate,  or 
a  First  Grade  .Certificate  and  a  Special  Certificate  cover- 
ing all   the  specific  academic  branches  or  subjects  each 


teaches,  embraced  in  and  prescribed  in  one  of  the  Stand- 
ard Courses  of  Study. 

oth.     Every  teacher  of  any  subject  must  hold  a  certifi 
cate  covering  the  particular  subject  taught. 

6th.  The  principal  shall  hold  either  a  Life  State  or 
State  Certificate,  and  shall  not  hear  more  than  three 
regular  recitations  a  day. 

7th.  The  average  length  of  recitation  periods  in  all 
high  school  grades  shall  not  be  less  than  45  minutes. 

8th.  All  pupils  in  high  school  grades  must  carry  all 
the  time  not  less  than  four  academic  subjects;  provided, 
that  some  vocational,  industrial,  or  elective  subject  may 
take  the  period  of  one  subject. 

9th.  The  building  must  have  not  less  than  eight  ample 
and  well  adapted  recitation  rooms,  all  properly  equipped 
with  patent  desks,  blackboards,  and  other  necessary 
teaching  appliances. 

10th.  It  must  have  laboratory  equipment  and  a  well 
selected  library  of  books,  each  worth  not  less  than  $200. 

GENERAL. 
Regulation  £. 

The  State  Board  construes  the  legal  meaning  of  the 
word  teacher  to  be  one  legally  licensed  according  to  the 
certification  laws  of  this  State,  regularly  elected  and  con 
tracted  with  by  a  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 
devoting  his  or  her  entire  time  to  school  work,  and  paid 
for  services  directly  by  warrant  of  the  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction. 

Regulation  5. 

The  Standard  Course  of  Study,  or  its  equivalent  with 
such  modifications  or  additions  by  local  s/chool  authori- 
ties as  may  be  submitted  to  and  approved  by  the  State 


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Board  of  Education,  is  the  minimum  requirements  for 
graduation  from  any  grade  of  high  school. 

Regulation  6. 

It  is  urgently  recommended  that  the  final  annual  exam-   uniform  ex- 
aminations. 

mations  of  all  high  school  grades,  after  the  school  year 
1914-15,  be  uniform  throughout  the  State  upon  questions 
submitted  by  the  State  Inspector  of  High  Schools,  and 
that  promotions  and  graduations  be  partly  based  upon 
these  examinations. 

Regulation  7. 

It  is  further  recommended  that  all  high  school  diplomas  DiPlomnfl 
for  the  different  Courses  of  Study  and  grades  be  uniform 
for  that  course  or  grade,  be  furnished  by  the  State,  and 
be  signed  by  the  Governor,  the  State  Superintendent  of 
Public  Instruction,  the  Inspector  of  High  Schools,  one 
or  all,  and  local  school  authorities. 

Regulation  8. 

All  past  Regulations  relating  to  high  schools,  adopted 
by  the  State  Board  of  Education  and  in  conflict  with 
these  eight  Regulations,  are  hereby  annulled. 


Regulations   Providing   for   Teacher- Training 
Departments   in   High   Schools. 

(Chapter  G830  of  the  Laws  of  Florida.) 
As  TO  TEACHERS. 

Regulation    1.     The   teacher   of   the   Teacher-Training  Tencbors, 
Department  shall  not  be  the  principal  of  the  High  School, 


IT2 


How 

nominated. 


Qualifica- 
tions. 


nor  shall  the  Five  Hundred  Dollars  ($500.00)  appro- 
priated by  the  State  for  such  Department  be  used  in  sup- 
plementing the  salary  of  a  principal,  though  the  prin- 
cipal, or  other  capable  teachers,  may  hear  one  or  more 
recitations  in  the  Teacher-Training  Department. 

Regulation  2.  The  teacher  of  the  Teacher-Training 
Department  of  every  County  High  School  may  be  nomi- 
nated by  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction,  but 
must  be  approved  by  the  State  Board  of  Education  before 
any  appropriation  will  be  made  by  such  State  Board  for 
the  salary  of  the  teacher  of  any  such  Department. 

Regulation  3.  In  the  selection  of  teachers  for  such 
training  Departments  preference  shall  be  given  to  hold 
ers  of  State  Certificates,  or  to  regular  graduates  of  stand- 
ard Normal  Schools,  presenting  satisfactory  evidence  of 
having  had  successful  experience  as  teachers;  Provided, 
That  if  it  be  necessary  to  employ  teachers  for  such 
Departments  with  less  qualifications  than  above  pre- 
scribed, every  such  teacher  shall  be  the  holder  of  a  valid 
First  Grade  Florida  Certificate  and  a  Special  Certificate 
on  Psychology,  History  of  Education,  and  the  Theory  and 
Practice  of  Teaching. 


As  TO  DUTY  OP  COUNTY  BOARDS. 


Board  to 

appropriate, 

what. 


Regulation  4.  Any  County  seeking  to  establish  such 
a  Teacher-Training  Department  in  any  school  within 
such  County  must  appropriate  from  County  School  funds 
not  less  than  Five  Hundred  Dollars  ($500.00)  for  the 
salary  of  the  teacher  of  such  Department,  which,  with 
the  appropriation  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,  fixes 
the  salary  of  such  teacher  at  not  less  than  One  Thousand 
Dollars  ($1,000.00)  for  eight  months'  service;  Provided, 
That  any  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  shall  not 
be  prohibited  from  making  the  salary  greater  than  One 


Thousand  Dollars ;  Provided  further,  That  more  than  one 
teacher  may  be  employed  for  such  Department  and  be 
paid  from  County  or  District,  fund,  one  or  both. 

Regulation  5.  The  salary  of  the  teacher  of  every  salary, 
Teacher-Training  Department  shall  be  paid  for  the  first 
four  months  from  County  funds,  and  the  Five  Hundred 
Dollars  appropriated  from  State  funds  shall  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the 
payment  of  the  salary  of  the  teacher  for  the  last  four 
months  of  the  school;  Provided,  That  monthly  reports  of 
such  Department  shall  be  made  asx required,  on  blanks 
furnished,  to  the  State  Board  of  Education  and  show 
that  the  said  Department  has  met  all  the  requirements 
of  the  law  and  of  these  regulations. 

As  TO  TEACHER-PUPILS. 

Regulation  6.  Any  school,  before  receiving  State 
appropriation  in  aid  of  the  establishment  of  a  Teacher- 
Training  Department,  must  present  evidence  that  not 
less  than  ten  (10)  teacher-pupils  will  regularly  attend 
such  Department.  Each  of  such  pupils  must  be  sixteen 
years  of  age,  or  over,  and  must  have  regularly  and  credit- 
ably completed  the  Eighth  Grade  of  a  school  with  a 
standard  not  lower  than  the  average  Eighth  Grade  course 
of  study  of  Florida,  or  must  have  taught  a  public  school 
for  not  less  than  six  months. 

As  TO  RECITATIONS. 

Regulation  7.  The  number  of  daily  recitations  by  the 
teacher  in  a  Teacher-Training  Department  shall  not  be 
less  than  six,  nor  exceed  eight,  per  day,  and  all  such 
recitations  shall  be  forty-five  (45)  minute  periods;  Pro- 
vided, That  some  recitations  may  be  shorter  than  forty- 
five  minutes  and  others  as  long  as  sixty  (GO)  minutes,  but 


174 


the  average  shall  not  be  less  than  forty-five  (45)  minute 
periods.  One  recitation  daily  of  not  less  than  forty-five 
(45)  minutes  shall  be  devoted  to  the  Science  of  Pedagogy 
and  the  Methods  of  Teaching. 

Eegulation  8.  The  term  of  every  school  establishing  a 
Teacher-Training  Department  shall  not  be  less  than  one 
hundred  and  sixty  (160)  days,  or  eight  (8)  months,  of 
actual  teaching  in  such  department. 

As  TO  ELIGIBILITY  OF  SCHOOLS. 

Regulation  9.  A  Teacher-Training  Department  shall 
not  be  established  in  any  school  unless  that  school  is 
recognized  as  a  High  School  by  the  State  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, and  meets  the  requirements  of  a  High  School  as 
prescribed  by  the  regulations  of  said  State  Board  of 
Education;  Provided,  That  any  county  not  having  had  a 
sufficient  number  of  high  school  pupils  in  any  one  school 
as  to  have  hitherto  obtained  recognition  as  a  High  School, 
the  State  Board  of  Education  may,  however,  establish  a 
Teacher-Training  Department  in  such  county  with  no 
present  recognized  High  School,  but  which,  by  the  close 
of  the  school  year  1915-191G,  may  have  such  recognized 
High  School. 

As  TO  COURSE  OP  STUDY. 

Eegulation  10.  All  Teacher-Training  Departments 
shall  be  conducted  in  accordance  with  an  advisory  Course 
of  Study  submitted  by  the  State  Board  of  Education, 
until  such  Course  shall  be  perfected  and  made  mandatory 
in  all  Teacher-Training  Departments  of  the  State. 


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LIST  OF  FORMS 
Prescribed  and  Used  in  the   Educational 

Department. 

No. 

501.  Organization  of  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

502.  Recommendation  of  School  Supervisor. 

503.  Appointment  of  School  Supervisor. 

504.  Acceptance  of  Appointment  of  School  Supervisor. 

505.  Notice  of  Election  of  School  Trustees. 
50G.  Commission  of  a  School  Trustee. 

507.  Acceptance  of  School  Trustees. 

508.  Itemized  Estimate  of  School  Trustees. 

509.  Endorsement  of  Applicant  for  County  Examination. 

510.  Testimonial    of    Applicant    for    Examination    for 
Primary  Certificate. 

511.  Testimonial    of    Applicant    for    Examination    for 
Special  Certificate. 

512.  Application  for  Examination  for  State  Certificate. 

513.  Endorsement  for  State  Life  Certificate. 

514.  Application  for  Life  Extension  of  Primary  Certifi- 
cate. 

515.  Application    for   Life  Extension   of   First   Grade 
Certificate. 

51G.  Application  for  Life  Certificate  of  First  Grade. 

517.  Teacher's  Character  Certificate. 

518.  Teacher's  Third  Grade  Certificate. 

519.  Teacher's  Second  Grade  Certificate. 

520.  Teacher's  First  Grade  Certificate. 

521.  Teacher's  Primary  Certificate. 

522.  Teacher's  Special  Certificate. 

523.  Teacher's  State  Certificate. 

524.  Life  Extension  of  First  Grade  Certificate. 

525.  Life  First  Grade  Certificate. 

526.  Life  State  Certificate. 


L7ti 


527.     Lite  Primary  Certificate. 

530.  Contract  with  Teacher. 

531.  Teacher's-  Monthly  Report. 

532.  Teacher's  Final  Eeport. 

533.  Notice  of  Suspension  of  Pupil  by  Teacher. 

534.  Notice   of   Special    Meeting   of   County    Board    of 
Public  Instruction. 

535.  Warrant  on  Treasurer  of  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 

536.  Notice  to  County  Superintendent  of  Apportionment 
of  School  Fund. 

537.  Application  for  Examination  for  State  Certificate. 

538.  Endorsement  for  State  Life  Certificate. 

539.  Teacher's  Daily  Register. 

544.  Annual  Eeport  of  County  Superintendent. 

545.  Teacher's  Graduate  State  Certificate. 

547.  Teacher's  Training  Certificate. 

548.  Endorsement  for  Primary  Certificate. 

556.  Suspension  or  Revocation  of  Teacher's  Certificate. 

557.  Award  of  Board  of  Public  Instruction  on  Charges 
Against  a  Teacher,  on  Appeal. 

FORMS. 

i  No.  501. 

,  19...- 

Report  of  the  Organization  of  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 

County  of ,  State  of  Florida. 

,  Florida. 

The  members  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of 

County,  elected  on  the 

day  of  November,  A.  D.  19 . . .  . ,  were :  Mr 

of  (P.O.) ,  residing  in  and  for 

School  Board  District  No.  1 ;  Mr 


177 


of ,  residing  in  and  for  School 

Board  District  No.  2 ;  Mr ,  of 

,  residing  in  and  for  School  Board 

District  No.  3.  Of  these,  Messrs 

and ,  having  met  on  the  above  date 

in  the  office  of  the  County  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, and  each  for  himself,  having  presented  his 
commission  as  a  member  of  said  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the-  first  Tuesday 
after  the  first  Monday  in  January,  A.  D.  19....,  and 
until  his  successor  is  elected  and  qualified,  proceeded  to 
complete  the  organization  of  said  Board,  in  compliance 
with  Section  342,  General  Statutes  of  Florida,  as  follows : 

On  Motion  of  Mr ,  seconded  by  Mr. 

,  Mr was  elected  to  be 

Chairman  of  said  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the 
County  of  ,  State  of  Florida. 

Mr ,  holding  commission  as  County 

Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  ensuing 

years,  appeared  in  person  at  said  meeting, 

and  assumed  his  duties  as  Secretary  of  said  Board,  as 
provided  by  law.  The  Board  thus  organized  then  fixed 

on after of  each  month 

as  the  day  for  holding  its  regular  meetings. 


Chairman. 

Attest :  

County  Superintendent  and  ex-officio  Secretary. 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA, 

County  of 

Before  me,  a  ,  personally  appeared 

and  ,  both  to  me 

known,  who  being  each  duly  sworn,  say  that  the  above 
and  foregoing  account  of  the  proceedings  of  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  for  the  County  of 

12— DSL 


178. 


,   State  of  Florida,  is  correct, 

and  a  true  copy  of  the  original  as  recorded  in  their  book 
of  minutes. 


Chairman. 


Secretary  and  County  Superintendent. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this day  of 

,  A.  D.  190.. 


No.  502. 
Recommendation  of  School  Supervisor. 

(P.O.)    Fla. 

,  191.. 

County  Supt.  Pub.  Instruction. 

Sir: — Five  days'  notice  of  the  time,  place  and  pur- 
pose of  the  meeting  having  been  given  by  the  Super- 
visor, the  patrons  of  school  No ,  at , 

met  and  organized  by  the  election  of  the  undersigned 
as  Chairman  and  Secretary. 

After  ballot  of  the  patrons  only,  it  was  found  that 
a  majority  favored  the  appointment  of  Mr.  (or  Mrs.) 

,  of  (P.O.),  as 

Supervisor  of  said  school.    We  hereby  endorse 

as  a  person  of  good  moral  character, 

temperate,  upright,  responsible,  possessing  a  fair  educa- 
tion, and  as  one  who  will  perform  the  duties  of  the  office 
impartially  and  faithfully. 


Chairman. 
Secretarv. 


179 

No.  503. 

Appointment  of  School  Supervisor. 

Office  of  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 

County   of    , 

-V..,Fla., ,19.... 

To    . 


Sir  (or  Madam) — Having  been  duly  recommended  and 
indorsed  as  a  suitable  person  to  act  as  Supervisor  of 

school  No ,  situated  at , 

at  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Public   Instruction  held 

on  the day  of ,  19 .  . . . ,  you  were 

appointed  accordingly  (for  four  years,  or  to  fill  the  un- 

expired   term   of    ) ,   or   during  the 

faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  office. 

Blank  form  of  acceptance  herewith  inclosed  must  be 
signed  and  returned  within  ten  (10)  days,  or  the  appoint- 
ment will  be  considered  rejected. 

Very   respectfully, 


Secretary  and  County  Superintendent. 


No.  504. 

Acceptance   of  Appointment   as   School   Supervisor. 

,  Fla., 

,  191.. 

To , 

Sec.  and  Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 

gir — i  hereby  accept  the  appointment  as  School  Super- 
visor for  School  No situated  at , 

and    pledge    myself   to    perform    all    the   duties    of   the 
office  faithfully  and  impartially. 

Very  respectfully. 


130 

No.  505. 
Notice  of  Election  of  School  Trustees. 

County  of ,191.. 

State  of  Florida. 
To 

Co.  Supt.  and  Sec.  Board  Pub.  Inst. 
Sir — Whereas,   At   an   election,   notice   of  which   was 
given   as   required   by   law  for  four   consecutive  weeks, 
ordered    by   the    County    Board    of   Public    Instruction, 

and  held  on  the day  of ,  A.  D. 

19 .  . .  . ,  to  determine  whether  the  territory  fully  described 
in  a  petition  presented  to  said  Board  shall  be  a  special 
tax  school  district,  and  for  the  election  of  three  Trus- 
tees therefor,  and  to  determine  the  mill  age  to  be  assessed 
and  collected  annually  during  the  succeeding  two  years, 
a  majority  of  the  electors,  resident  in  said  territory  and 
qualified  according  to  law,  did  vote  to  create  such  special 
tax  school  district  and  the  district  is  established;  there- 
fore, we,  the  undersigned  inspectors  of  said  election,  do 
recommiend  as  entitled  to  receive  commissions  as  Trus- 
tees of  said  special  tax  school  district  No . . .  . ,  and  other- 
wise known  as school  district, 

the  three  persons  named  below,  having  received  the  high- 
est number  of  votes  cast  for  Trustees  at  said  election. 


181 


Names. 


Post-Office. 


Signed. 


Inspectors  of  Election. 


No.  506. 

< 
Commission  of  a  School  Trustee. 

Office  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction, 

State  of  Florida,  County  of , 

, „  191.. 


To 


,  Fla. 

Having  been   duly   elected,   on   the    day  of 

,  A.  D.  19  ..*..,  to  be  a  member  of  the 

Board  of  Trustees  in  and  for  special  tax  school  district 

No ,   otherwise  known as School 

District,  for  the  term  of  two  years  and  until  your  sue- 


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cessor  is  elected  and  qualified  according  to  Chapter  4678, 
Laws  of  Florida,  you  are  hereby  commissioned  to  act  as 
Trustee  for  said  special  tax  school  district  during  the 
faithful  and  valuable  performance  of  the  duties  which 
the  position  devolves  upon  you — not  to  exceed  two  years, 
except  as  provided  herein. 

A  blank  form  of  acceptance  is  herewith  inclosed,  which 
please  fill  out  and  return  within  ten  (10)  days,  or  the 
position  will  be  declared  vacant  and  filled  by  appoint- 
ment. 

By  order  of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

7 

Sec.  and  Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 


No.  507. 

Acceptance  of  a  School  Trustee. 
County  of  . 


(P.O.),  ,19.... 

To , 

Sec.  and  Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 

Sir — I  have  received  your  letter  of 

inclosing  commission  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction 
of  this  county  as  Trustee  of  special  tax  school  district 

No ,  called School  District. 

I  hereby  accept  this  position  and  pledge  myself  to  per- 
form its  duties  impartially  and  faithfully. 
Very  respectfully, 


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No.  508. 
Itemized  Estimate  of  School  Trustees. 

State  of  Florida, 
Special  Tax  District  No 


County  of   

(P.O.), ,19.... 


To 


Chairman  and  Members  Bd.  of  Com. 
Sirs — In  compliance  with  the  law,  the  School  Trus- 
tees of  Special  Tax  School  District  No ,  known 

as   District,  hereby  submit  the  fol- 
lowing itemized  estimate  of  school  funds  necessary  to  h«3 
levied  as  a  special  tax  for  the  school  year  beginning  July 
1st,  19.  ..  .,  prorated  to  schools  and  for  purposes  speci 
fied  as  follow? : 


For   School. 

For   new   building 

F.or  repairs   

For  rent  of  school  building 

For  insurance   

For  school  library  

For  text  books 

For  salaries  of  teachers. . . 
For  incidental  expenses... 

For  school  furniture 

For  all   other  school   pur- 
poses     


Totals    


No. 


$... 


No. 


No. 


No. 


No. 


$... 


No. 


The  following  is  a  complete  statement  of  all  the  rail- 


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road  and  telegraph  lines  located  within  the  said  Special 
Tax  School  District : 

Belonging  to R.  R.  Co. ; miles  main 

track, miles  side  tracks,  etc. 

Belonging  to R.  R.  Co. ; miles  main 

track,  miles  side  tracks,  etc. 

Belonging  to Telegraph  Co. ; miles 

one  wire, miles wires. 

Belonging  to ; miles 

one  wire, miles wires. 

We  hereby  certify  that   at   an   election   held   in   said 

Special   Tax   School   District   on   the    day   of 

,  19.  .  .  .,  it  was  determined  by  a  majority 

of  those  voting  that  a  special  tax  of mills  should 

be  assessed  and  collected  annually  during  the  succeed- 
ing two  years  for  school  purposes,  on  the  property  of  the 
Special  Tax  School  District,  bounded  as  follows :  Be- 
ginning at  northeast  corner 

;  then  run  west  along to 

;  thence  south  along to 

;  thence  east  along    to 

;  thence  north  along   to 

starting  point;  and  your  honorable  body  is  hereby  re- 
quested to  make  the  above  levy. 

(Signed)  , 


Trustees. 

A  copy  of  the  above  must  be  filed  with  the  Clerk  of  the 
Board  of  County  Commissioners,  one  with  the  Comp- 
troller of  the  State,  and  one  with  the  County  Board  of 
Public  Instruction. 


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No.  509. 
Endorsement  of  Applicant  for  County  Examination. 


...,  Pla., 
,',    19.. 


To  Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 

County. 

SIR: 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  been  acquainted  with 

the  bearer,  

for   years,  and  commend 

to  you  as  a  person  of  good  moral  character,  and  addicted 

to  no  habits  that  could  unfit  or  disqualify for 

the  position  of  teacher. 

Very  respectfully, 


No.  510. 

'testimonial  of  Appplicant  for  Examination  for  Primary 
Certificate. 


. .,   Fla. 
,  19.. 


To  Hon , 

State  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 

Sir — Being  personally  acquainted  with  M 

and  knowing  (1)  that  she  is  a  lady  of  good  health,  cheer- 


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ful  disposition,  possessing  an  innate  love  for  children 
and  tact  in  governing  them;  (2)  that  she  has  received 

years  special  instruction  in  primary 

methods  and  practical  teaching  in Normal 

School,  or  equivalent  instruction  at ; 

(3)  that  she  has  had  years  (three  required, 

if  she  has  had  normal  school  instruction ;  five,  if  without 
same)  successful  experience  in  teaching  in  primary 
departments  in  the  schools  of  Florida;  (4)  that  she  is  a 
person  of  excellent  character,  possessing  peculiar  fitness 
for  successfully  teaching  and  managing  smjall  children, 
as  evidenced  by  her  work  in  the  Primary  Department  of 
the  school  at ,  in  the  year ; 

Therefore,  the  undersigned  indorse  the  said  applicant 
for  examination  for  a  Teacher's  Primary  Certificate. 
Kespectfully, 

,  County  Superintendent. 

,  Chn.  Bd.  Pub.  Instruction. 

,  Principal  of  School. 

(Of  school  where  she  last  taught.) 

,  County  Superintendent. 

,  Chn.  Bd.  Pub.  Instruction. 

,  Principal  of  School. 

(Of  school  taught  next  previous  to  the  last.) 


No.  511. 

Testimonial  of  Applicant  for   Examination   for   Special 
Certificate. 

,  Fla., 

,  19.... 

lion , 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
Sir— rBeing  well  acquainted  with  M 


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and  having  personally  inspected work  in  the 

school  at ,  in  the  year 

>  I  unhesitatingly  indorse as  a  person  of 

most   excellent   character,   and   especially   successful   as 

instructor  of  (name  the  subjects  or  branches) 

;  and  in  every  respect  worthy  as  a 

teacher  and  character-builder  of  youth. 

Kespectfully, 


(Give  post-office  address  and  official  position.) 


No.  512. 
Application  for  Examination  for  State  Certificate. 

' ,  Fla., 

,  19.... 

Hon , 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Sir — We,  the  undersigned,  have  been  personally  well 

acquainted  with  M for  the  past 

twenty-four  months,  and  cheerfully  testify  to 

good  character  and  success  as  a  teacher.     We  know  of 

our  own  knowledge  that has  taught  for  eight 

months    under   a    First    Grade    Certificate    obtained    in 

Florida,  and  that    was  eminently  successful, 

both   as   a   disciplinarian   and   preceptor;   therefore,   we 


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commend to  you  for  examination  for  a  State 

certificate. 

Respectfully, 


Co.    Supt.   under   whom   last   8   months   was   taught   in 
Florida. 


(Give   post-office   adress   and   official   position.) 

No.  513. 
Endorsement  for  State  Life  Certificate. 


Hon  ....................  s.  ., 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Sir  —  We,  the  undersigned,  each  of  us  the  holder  of  a 
State  Life  Certificate  granted   in   accordance  with   the 
Laws  of  Florida,  being  well  and  personally  acqiiainto-1 
with  the  character  and  work  of  M  .....................  , 

a  holder  of  a  State  Certificate  issued  since  January  1st, 
A.  D.  1894,  and  knowing  that  ...............   has  suc- 

cessfully done  High  School  or  College  teaching  in  this 
State  for  a  period  of  eighteen  months  under  a  State  Cer- 
tificate; and  having  personally  observed  ......  methods 

and  noted  ......  success,  both  in  the  matter  of  instruc- 

tion and  discipline  ;  we  do  hereby  indorse   ......    as  a 

person  possessing  eminent  ability  in  teaching  and  school 


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government,    and    worthy    and    well    qualified    in    every 
respect  to  receive  a  Teacher's  State  Life  Certificate. 

Respectfully, 
(Give  post-office  address  and  official  position.) 


No.  514. 

i 

Application  for  Life  Extension  of  Primary  Certificate. 


.....................  19.... 

Hon  .....................  , 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
Sir  —  Application  is  hereby  made  for  indorsement  of 
my   Primary    Certificate,   thereby   making   it   valid   per- 
petually.   This  certificate  was  issued  by  Hon  ............ 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  on  the  ...... 

day  of  ............  ,  19.  .  .  .  ;  and  I  have  taught  success- 

fully under  it  for  four  years  of  eight  months  each,  as  evi- 
denced by  the  testimonials  and  official  signatures  attached 
below. 

Respectfully, 


Hon , 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

I  cheerfully  commend  M as  an 

eminently  successful  primary  teacher,  and  worthy  that 
her  present  Primary  Certificate  be  indorsed  by  you  and 
given  perpetual  validity. 


190 


She  taught  under  my  supervision  eight  months  of  each 

of  the  years  190. .,  190. .,  and  190. .,  in  the 

graded  school. 


Supt.  Pub.  Inst County. 

She  taught  under  my  supervision  eight  months  of  each 

of  the  years  190 .  . ,  190 .  . ,  and  190,  in  the 

graded  school. 


Supt.  Pub.  Inst County. 

Note. — Continue,  ,so  as  to  show  where  the  teaching  was 
done,  and  to  get  the  indorsement  of  each  County  Super- 
intendent under  wrhom  done  for  four  last  years. 


No.  515. 

Application  for  Life  Extension  of  First  Grade  Certljicnic. 
,  Fla., 

,19.... 

To , 

County  Supt.  Pub.  Instruction.  ' 

Sir — Application  is  hereby  made  for  •indorsement  of 
my  First  Grade  Teacher's  Certificate,  making  it  per- 
petually valid  in  this  county  during  my  life,  unless  re- 
voked for  cause,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the 
law. 

Evidences  of  my  eligibility  for  this  extension  are 
appended  hereto,  and  I  hereby  certify  of  my  own  positive 


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knowledge  that  each  and  every  statement  made  herein- 
after is  correct  and  true  in  every  particular. 
Respectfully, 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  be- 

(Seal  of  Official)  fore  me  this day  of 

,  19.. 


(The  above  certificate  must  be  signed  and  sworn  to 
in  the  presence  of  an  officer  duly  authorized  to  adminis- 
ter oaths.) 

Sworn  Statements  Submitted  in  Evidence. 

1.  Enclosed   herewith   is   an   unexpired   First   Grade 

Teacher's  Certificate  issued  by  County 

Superintendent  of   county,  dated 

,  A.  D.  190 . . ,  and  bearing  grades  as 

follows:     Orthography   per  cent.,  Reading, 

per  cent.,  Arithmetic per  cent.,  English 

Grammar    per  cent.,   United   States  History 

per  cent.,  Geography per  cent.,  Physiol- 
ogy,      per  cent.,  Theory  and  Practice  of  Teach- 
ing   per  cent.,  Composition per  cent.,  Civil 

Government   per  cent.,  Algebra   per  cent., 

Physical    Geography    -per    cent.;    Average   grade 

per  cent. 

2.  I  have  taught  in  Florida  the  requisite  twenty  years 
as  follows:  (Give  the  number  of  months  taught  and  the 
place  at  which  you  taught  each  year.     The  year  num- 
bered  representing   only   the  year   in   which   the   terms 
began.) 

189.  .,  at ,  in County months. 

189 .  . ,  at ,  in County months. 

(Continue  the  years  thus  down  to  the  present.) 


192 


3.  I  have  taught  nine  years  in  this  State  as  shown 
above,  under  certificates  issued  since  January  1st,  A.  D. 
1894,  and  under  the  Laws  of  Florida,  as  shown  below,  as 
follows : 

Grade,  dated   189 . . ,  issued  in   

Co.,  Average  Grade per  cent. 

Grade,  dated 190 . . ,  issued  in 

Co.,  Average  Grade per  cent. 

Grade,  dated  190..,  issued  in  

Co.,  Average  Grade per  cent. 

Grade,  dated  190 . . ,  issued  in  

Co.,  Average  Grade 'per  cent. 

4.  Attached  hereto  are  certificates  in  the  form  pre- 
scribed by  the  State  Department,  attesting  to  my  moral 
character,  faithfulness  and  success  as  an  instructor  and 
disciplinarian,  from  the  following  persons: 

Name.  Occupation  or  Position.  Post-office. 


5.  If  further  examination  be  required,  or  if  further 
evidence  of  my  eligibility  to  life  extension  of  my  First 
Grade  Certificate  is  desired,  please  notify  me  of  the  time 
and  place  of  the  examination,  or  what  evidence  is  desired 
at  the  following  address: 


Fla. 

. — A  regulation  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 
requires  that  this  application  be  made  in  duplicate  and 
one  copy  be  filed  with  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction. 


No.  51(5. 
for  Life  Certificate  of  First  Grade. 


..........................  ,   FJa., 

.....................  19.... 

To  .................... 

County  Superintendent  Public  Instruction, 

..................  Fla. 

Sir—  Application  is  hereby  made  for  a  First  Grade  Life 
Certificate,  "good  in  any  part  of  the  State  and  of  per- 
petual validity  in  the  County  where  such  endorsement  is 
made,"  (unless  revoked  for  cause),  in  compliance  with 
(he  provisions  of  Section  13,  Chapter  5204,  Laws  of 
Florida. 

Evidences    of    my    eligibility    for    this    certificate    are 
appended  hereto,  and  I  hereby  certify  of  my  own  positive 
knowledge  that  each  and  every  statement  made  herein- 
after is  correct  and  true  in  every  particular. 
Respectfully, 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  be- 

Seal  of  Official  fore  me  this day  of 

,  19.. 


(The  above  certificate  must  be  signed  and  sworn  to  in 
the  presence  of  an  officer  authorized  to  administer  oaths.) 

Regulation  of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  adopted 
November  17th,  1903:— 

Ordered:  "That  all  applications  for  Life  Extension  of 
First  Grade  Certificates  and  for  Life  First  Grade  Cer 
tificates,  under  Section  13,  Chapter  5204,  Laws  of  Florida, 
shall  be  made  in  duplicate  and  one  copy  filed  by  the  appli- 
cant with  the  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 


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when  the  other  copy  is  filed  with  the  County  Superintend- 
ent of  Public  Instruction;  also  that  each  and  every 
County  Superintendent  shall  give  immediate  notice,  on 
form  prescribed,  to  the  State  Superintendent  of  every 
Life  Extension  given  a  First  Grade  Certificate,  and  of 
every  Life  First  Grade  Certificate  by  him  issued." 

Sworn  Statements  Submitted  in  Evidence. 

1.  Enclosed  herewith  are  two  First  Grade  Teacher's 
Certificates,  each  issued  by  the  County  Superintendent 
given  and  bearing  grades  as  follows: 

(a)  The  latest  Certificate,  issued  by 

County  Superintendent  of County, 

dated   ,  19 . . . . ,  bearing  grades  as  fol- 
lows :     Orthography    per   cent. ;   Eeading    

per  cent. ;  Arithmetic   per  cent. ;  English  Gram- 
mar   per  cent. ;  United  States  History  per 

cent. ;   Geography    per   cent. ;    Physiology 

per  cent. ;  Agriculture  per  cent. ;  Theory 

and  Practice  of  Teaching per  cent. ;  Composition 

per  cent. ;   Civil   Government    per  cent. ; 

Algebra per  cent. ;  Physical  Geography per 

cent. ;  Average  Grade per  cent. 

(b)  The  certificates  before  the  last,  issued  by 

County  Superintendent  of 

County,  dated   ,  19 . . . . ,  bearing  the  fol- 
lowing grades :     Orthography  per  cent. ;  Reading 

per  cent. ;  Arithmetic   per  cent. ;  English 

Grammar per  cent. ;  United  States  History 

per  cent. ;  Geography per  cent. ;  Physiology 

per  cent. ;  Agriculture per  cent. ;  Theory  and  Prac- 
tice of  Teaching   per  cent. ;   Composition    

per  cent. ;  Civil   Government   per  cent. ;  Algebra 

per  cent. ;  Physical  Geography   per  cent. ; 

Average  Grade per  cent. 


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2.  I  have  taught  school  in  this  State  for  six  years 
under  First  Grade  Certificates,  as  follows:  (Give  the 
number  of  months  taught  and  the  place  at  which  you 
taught  each  year.  The  year  numbered  representing  only 
the  year  in  which  the  term  began.) 

1906,  at ,  in Co.,  months. 

1907,  at ,  in  Co.,   months. 

1908,  at ,  in0A Co.,  months. 

1909,  at  ,  in  Co.,  months. 

1910,  at ,  in Co.,   months. 

1911,  at ,  in Co.,  .  months. 


No.  517. 
Teacher's  Character  Certificate. 

(To  be  filed  with  Application  for  Life  Extension  First 
Grade  Certificate.) 

(To  be   filed  permanently  in  office  of  County  Superin- 
tendent.) 


,   Fla., 
19.. 


I  hereby  certify  that  of  my  own  personal  and  positive 

knowledge  that  M has  taught 

school  at ,  in  the  County  of ,  State 

of  Florida,  during  all  or  a  part  of  each  of  the  follow- 
ing years :     (Give  dates  here)    

I   further   certify   that   being    (specify   official 

position   as    Superintendent,    Supervisor   or   relation    to 
school  as  patron,  neighbor,  etc.),  I  was  in  a  position  to 

know  of  the  general  success  of  teaching  and 

discipline,  and  that  I  do  know,  that  in  both   

was  uniformly  and  eminently  faithful  and  successful. 


196 


I  further  certify  that  I  have  known  the  above  named 

teacher  for   '. . .   years,  and  am  familiar  with 

personal  and  social  life,  and  I  am  con- 
vinced that  possesses  good  moral  character 

and    has   no   bad    habits    or   traits    of   character    which 

would  interfere  with  the  success  of work  as  a 

teacher  of  children. 

I  further  certify  that  I  believe 'J! is  worthy 

of  a  lifelong  permit  to  teach  in  this  county  without  fur- 
ther examination  and  hereby  recomlnend    for 

such  permit. 


Fla. 


No.  518. 
Teacher's  Third  Grade  Certificate. 

Note. — The  different  grades  of  Certificates  are  litho- 
graphed and  issued  in  books  of  100  each,  with  stubs. 
Stubs  in  all  cases  must  be  filled  out  as  indicated. 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  For  2  Years. 

Teacher's    Certificate — Third    Grade. 

To  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of County : 

This  certifies  that    having  presented  the 

requisite  endorsement  of  good  moral  character,  and  hav- 
ing been  legally  examined  and  found  to  possess  the 
qualifications  for  a  Third  Grade  Teacher,  as  prescribed 
in  the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Certification  of  Teachers 


197 

ami  in  Prescribe  Requirements  for  the  Various  Grades 
of  Certificates,  is  hereby  authorized  to  contract  with  your 
Honorable  Board  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  of  this 

county,  for  two  years  from  this  date. 

< liven  under  my  hand,  tin's day  of.  .  .  .          .  ID.  . 


Supt.  of  Pub.  Inst Co. 

Standing   on   examination.     Scale   100:      Orthography 

,    Reading     ,    Arithmetic     ,    English 

Grammar ,  U.  S.  History ,  Geography , 

Physiology ,  Agriculture ,  Theory  and  Prac- 
tice of  Teaching ,  Composition  ,  Civil  Gov- 
ernment   ,  General  Average 

N.  B. — No  candidate  can  be  awarded  this  certificate 
who  fails  to  make  a  general  average  of  60  per  cent.,  or 
falls  in  any  branch  below  40  per  cent. 

(It  may  be  endorsed  by  any  County  Superintendent, 
and  so  endorsed  becomes  good  for  its  unexpired  term  in 
such  county.) 

Form  of  Stub  to  Third  Grade  Certificate. 

No Date  of  issue   ,  19 To 

Sex, ,  Eace ,  Age ,  Home  P.  O 

Certificate  expires    

Standing  on  examination,  scale  100:  (Same  as  in  body 
of  certificate.) 


No.  519. 
Teacher's  Second  Grade  Certificate. 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  For  4  Years. 

Teacher's  Certificate — Second  Grade. 
To   the  Board   of  Public   Instruction County  : 


198 


This  certifies  that ,  having  presented 

the  requisite  endorsement  of  good  moral  character,  and 
having  been  legally  examined  and  found  to  possess  the 
qualifications  for  a  Second  Grade  Teacher,  as  prescribed 
in  the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Certification  of  Teachers, 
and  to  Prescribe  Kequirements  for  the  Various  Grades 
of  Certificates,  is  hereby  authorized  to  contract  with 
your  Honorable  Board  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  ol 
this  county,  for  four  years  from  this  date. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  the.  .  .  .  day  of ,  19.  .  .  . 


Supt.  of  Pub.  Inst., Co. 

Standing  on  examination.  (Subjects  same  as  for  Third 
Grade).  Scale  100. 

N.  B. — No  candidate  can  be  awarded  this  certificate 
who  fails  to  make  a  general  average  of  75  per  cent.,  or 
falls  in  any  branch  below  60  per  cent. 

(It  may  be  endorsed  by  any  County  Superintendent, 
and  so  endorsed  becomes  good  for  its  unexpired  term  in 
such  county. "I 

Form  of  Stub  for  Second  Grade  Certificate. 

No Date  of  issue   ,  19 To 

Sex Race Age Home  P.  O 

Certificate  expires ,  19 .... 

Standing  on  examination.  (Same  as  in  body  of  cer- 
tificate.) Scale,  100. 

No.  520. 

Teacher's  First  Grade  Certificate. 
STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State)  For  5  Years. 

Teachers'  Certificate — First  Grade. 

To  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction,  Greeting: 
Be  it  known  that having  presented  the 


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« 

requisite  endorsement  of  good  moral  character,  and 
having  passed  satisfactory  examination  as  prescribed  in 
the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Certification  of  Teachers,  and 
to  Prescribe  Kequirements  for  the  Various  Grades  of 
Certificates,  is  therefore  entitled  to  the  rank  of  First 
Grade  Teacher,  and  is  hereby  licensed  to  teach  in  the 

public  schools  of county  for  the  term  of 

five  years  from  date.  ,tr 

Given  under  my  hand  this day  of ,  19.  ... 


Supt.  of  Pub.  Inst,  Co. 

Standing  on  examination.    Scale  of  100 :    Orthography 

,    Reading     ,    Arithmetic     ,    English 

Grammar   ,  United   States  History    ,  Geog 

raphy    ,   Physiology    ,   Theory   and   Practice 

of  Teaching   ,   Composition    ,  Civil   Govern- 
ment   ,  Algebra ,  Physical  Geography , 

General  Average 

(This  certificate  may  be  endorsed  upon  the  reverse 
side  by  any  County  Superintendent,  and  so  endorsed  be- 
comes good  for  its  unexpired  term  in  such  county.)  Vide 
Sec.  12,  Chap.  5204.) 

Form  of  Stub  for  First  Grade  Certificate. 

No Issued 19 ....   To Sex 

Race Age Home   P.    O No.    months 

taught Grade  of  last  certificate Where 

issued Date  of  same 

Standing  on  examination.  Scale  100.  (Same  as  in 
bodv  of  certificate.) 


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No.  521. 

Teacher's  Primary  Certificate. 
STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

\o (Seal  of  State.)  For  4  Years. 

Teacher's  Primary  Certificate. 
Office  of  Superintendent  Public   Instruction, 

Tallahassee,   ,  in 

To  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction  : 

Whereas,  The  bearer,  ,  has  presented 

satisfactory  testimonials  as  to  her  peculiar  fitness  for 
Primary  teaching,  and  has  passed  examinations,  written 
on  primary  studies  and  oral  and  written  on  primary 
methods,  as  prescribed  the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Cer- 
tification of  Teachers  and  to  Prescribe  Eequirements  for 
the  Various  Grades  of  Certificates,  this  Primary  Cer- 
tificate is  hereby  issued  authorizing  her  to  teach  for  four 
years  from  the  date  hereof,  in  the  first,  second  and  third 
grades,  only  of  the  Primary  Department  of  a  regularly 
graded  school,  or  public  Kindergarten. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  State  Board  of 
Education,  this day  of  ,  19 


State  Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 

Grades  on  examination:  Arithmetic  ,  Gram- 
mar   ,  Composition ,  Geography ,  His- 
tory   ;  Average  ;  Primary  Methods,  oral 

;    Primary    Methods,    written     ;     General 

Average  


201 
Form  of  Stub  for  Primary  Certificate. 

No Date  of  issue   '.,  19 To 

Eace   Age   Years  instruction  received  in 

Primary   Methods    Where    Years  expe- 
rience   teaching    in    Primary    Departments    in    Florida 

,  Home  P.  O ,  Last  Certificate  was 

,  Grade  issued  in  county,  by  

dated ,19.... 

Grades  on  examination.     (Same  as  in  body  of  certifi- 
cate.) 


No.  522. 

Teacher's  Special  Certificate. 
STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  For  5  Years. 

Office  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Tallahassee, ,  19 .... 

To  .County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction : 

Whereas,  The  bearer,    ,  has  furnished 

satisfactory  testimonials  as  to   peculiar  fitness 

for  teaching  certain  branches  not  included  in  the  require- 
ments for  Second  Grade  Certificates,  and  has  made  a 
grade  of  not  less  tharf**&inety  per  cent,  in  written  exam- 
ination on  each  of  the  following  branches: 

per  cent., per  cent., per  cent. 

per  cent., per  cent,  per  cent. 

as  prescribed  in  the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Certification 
of  Teachers  and  to  Prescribe  Requirements  for  the 
Various  Grades  of  Certificates; 


Therefore,  This  Special  Certificate  is  issued,  authoriz- 
ing    to  teach  the  special  branches  above, 

and  these  only,  anywhere  in  the  State,  for  five  years 
from  the  date  hereof. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  State  Board  of 
Education  this  day  of  ,  19 .... 


State  Supt.  -of  Public  Instruction. 
Form  of  Stub  for  Special   Certificate. 

Special  Certificate,  No Date  of  issue 

19 To Eace Sex Age 

Home  P.  O Last  certificate  was 

Grade.  Where  issued  Dated  

Standing  in  examination:  (Same  as  in  body  of  this 
certificate.) 

No.  523. 

Teachers  State  Certificate. 
STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  For  5  Years. 

Teacher's  State  Certificate. 

Office  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction, 

Tallahassee, ,  19 

To  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruction : 

Whereas,  The  bearer, ,  has  presented  evi- 
dence to  show  that has  taught  successfully  at 

least  twenty-four  months  in  all,  eight  months  under  a 
First  Grade  Certificate  obtained  in  this  State,  and  that 


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is   a  pei-son  of  good   moral   character, 

possessing  ability  to  govern  and  aptness  to  teach,  and 
has  passed  an  examination  conducted  by  the  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,  as  prescribed  in 
the  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Certification  of  Teachers  and 
to  Prescribe  Eequirements  for  the  Various  Grades  of 

Certificates,   .  is  hereby  licensed  to  teach  in 

any  county  in  this  .State,  and  exempt  from  further  exam- 
ination for  five  years  from  date. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  State  Board  of 
Education,  this  the day  of ,  19 ...  ; 


State  Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 

Standing  on  examination.     Scale  of  100 :     Geometry 

,   Trigonometry    ,    Physics    ,   Zoology 

,  Botany    ,  Latin    ,  Rhetoric    , 

English  Literature    ,  Psychology    ,   General 

History ,  Average 

Form  of  Stub  to  this  Certificate. 
\ 

State  Certificate,  No Date  of  issue 

19 To  Sex  Race  Age 

Home  P.  O Last  certificate  was 

Grade  Issued  from  county, 

Dated  ,  19.... 

Standing  on  examination.  (Same  as  in  body  of  cer- 
tificate.) 


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No.  524. 
Life  Extension  of  First  Grade  Certificate. 

STATE    OF    FLORIDA     Perpetual 

in  County 
No (Seal   of   State.)    Where  Endorsed. 

Life  Extension  of  First  Grade  Teacher's-  Certificate. 

Whereas,  is  the  holder  of  an  unexpired 

First  Grade  Certificate,  issued  under  the  laws  of  this 
State,  and  has  presented  satisfactory  evidence,  in  the 
manner  prescribed  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,  that 

ha,s  taught  school  successfully  for  twenty  years 

in  this  State,  nine  of  these  years  under  certificates  issued 

since  January  1st,  A.  D.  1894 ;  and  that 

is  of  good  moral  character,  and  faithful  and  successful 
as  an  instructor  and  disciplinarian; 

Therefore,  I  hereby  endorse  the  said  First  Grade  Cer- 
tificate, making  it  perpetually  valid  during  the  life  of  the 
holder  in  this  county,  by  issuing  this  instru- 
ment. 

Witness  my  hand  this  the day  of 19.  ... 


Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 

County. 

Witness  my  hand  this  the day  of 19 .... 


Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 

County. 

Grades  on  Certificate  Endorsed. 

Orthography    ,  Reading    ,  Arithmetic 

,  English  Grammar ,  History , 

Geography    Physiology    . ,  Theory   and 

Practice   Composition    ,  Civil  Government 


,    Algebra  " ,    Physical    Geography     , 

Average 

X     B. — This    instrument    of    endorsement    must    be 
attached  to  the  certificate  upon  which  it  is  issued. 

Form   of   Stub   for   Above   Certificate. 

Life  Extension  of  First  Grade  Certificate,  No 

Endorsed    ,    19 ,   Holder    ,    Sex    , 

Race   ,  Age   ,  Years  taught  in  Florida 

,  Years  taught  on  Certificates  issued  since  Jan. 

1,  1894  ,  Home  P.  O ,  Where  endorsed 

Certificate  was  issued county,  By  whom , 

County  Superintendent,  Date  of  same ,  19 .... 

Grades  on  Certificate  endorsed.     (Same  as  in  body  of 
Certificate  above.) 


No.  525. 

Life  First  Grade  Certificate. 
STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  Perpetual 

First   Grade  Life   Certificate. 

Whereas,  The  bearer,  ,  has  presented 

satisfactory  evidence  that    has  taught  school  in 

this  State  for  six  years  under  First  Grade  Certificates 
issued  since  January  1st,  A.  I).  1894,  the  average  grade 
of  such  Certificates  being  not  less  than  ninety  per  cent. ; 

and  that   is  of  good  moral  character  and 

faithful  and  successful  as  an  instructor  and  discipli- 
narian : 


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Therefore,  I  hereby  issue  to this  First  Grade 

Life  Certificate,  "good  in  any  part  of  the  State,  and 
of  perpetual  validity  in  the  county  where  such  endorse- 
ment is  made.7' 

Given  under  my  hand  this '.  day  of  .......  19. ... 


Supt,  of  Pub.  Inst.  of .  .  «*.- County. 

Grades  of  Last  Two  Certificates  on  Which  This  Life 
Certificate  is  Based. 

Last  issued  by  County  Superintendent  of 

County,  ,  19 

Orthography  ,  Reading  ,  Arithmetic 

b  English  Grammar  ,  U.  S.  History 

,  Geography  ,  Physiology  ,  Theory 

and  Practice ,  Composition  ,  Civil  Govern- 
ment   ,  Algebra ,  Physical  Geography , 

General  Average 

Next  to  last  issued  by County  Superin- 
tendent of County,  ,  19 .... 

Orthography  .......  v  Reading  ..........  Arithmetic 

,  English  Gramjmar  ,  U.  S.  History 

,  Geography  ,  Physiology  ,  Theory 

and  Practice  ,  Composition  ,  Civil  Govern- 
ment .......  Algebra ,  Physical  Geography , 

General  Average 

Form  of  Stub  for  Above  Certificate. 

No ,  Issued ,  19....,  To 

Sex ,  Race ,  Age ,  Years  taught 

in  life .,  Home  P.  O 

Grades  of  .last  two  Certificates  on  which  this  Life 
Certificate  is  based:  (Same  as  in  body  of  Certificate.) 


No.  526. 

Teacher's  Life  titate  Certificate. 
STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  Perpetual. 

Teacher's  Life  State  Certificate. 
Alios  Docendo  Discimus. 

The  eminent  qualifications  of ,  as  a  teacher 

of  youth,  having  been  shown  by  distinguished 

success   in   the  schools  of  this   State,   and  having  pre- 
sented the  requisite  endorsements  and   testimonials  as 

provided  in  Chapter  6164j  Laws  of  Florida  of  1911, 

is  therefore  awarded  this  Diploma.,  which  is  of  perpet- 
ual validity  and  forever  exempts from 

further  examination  as  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools 
of  this  State. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  State  Board 

of  Education;  at  the  City  of  Tallahassee,  this  

day  of  ,  19.... 


Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 
(Seal,  State  Board  of  Education.) 


No.  527. 
Life  Primary  Certificate. 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 
No (Seal  of  State.)  Perpetual. 

Office  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Whereas,  the  bearer,    has  been 

recommended  by  the  County   Superintendent  of  Public 


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Instruction  of    County,  has  presented  the 

requisite  endorsements,  has  filed  the  necessary  evidence 

to  show  that   has  been  especially  trained'  for 

Kindergarten  or  Primary  Work,  has  done  four  years' 
successful  teaching  in  this  State  under  a  Primary  Cer- 
tificate, and  has  demonstrated  Eminent  Qual- 
ifications as  a  Primary  Teacher. 

Therefore,  by  authority  vested  in  me   by    Section    373, 
General   Statutes  of  Florida,  I  have  this  day  awarded 

this  Life  Primary  Certificate,  which  is  of 

Perpetual  Validity ;  and  secures  to the 

privilege  of  teaching,  without  further  examination,  in  the 
Primary  Department  only  of  any  regular  graded  school 
in  the  State  of  Florida. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  State  Board  of 

Education,  at  Tallahassee,  this  the  day  of 

,  191.. 


State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 
( Seal,  State  Board  of  Education ) . 

Form  of  Stub  for  Above  Certificate. 

Life  Primary  Certificate. 

No 

Issued 10 .... 

To ,  Sex ,  Race Age  (near- 
est birthday years.  Present  P.  O ,  Fla. 

Home  P.  O Received  Special  Instruction  in  Pri 

mary  work months.    Where? Taught 

in  life years.  Taught  exclusively  Primary  Grades 

in  Florida months.    In  What  Schools? 

Last  Certificate  was ,  Date  of  same  

Where  Issued?  ,  By  Whom  Issued? , 

Graduate  of ,  Degrees  held 


209 

No.  :>:>>(). 
Contract  With  Teacher. 

This  contract,  made  on  this day  of ,  19 

at   ,  by  and  between   , 

Teacher,  and  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  .for  the 
County  of ,  State  of  Florida  ;  witnesseth : 

That  the  said   agrees  to  teach  the 

Public  School  No at ,  or  such 

other  Public  School  as  the  Board  may  elect,  commenc- 
ing on  the day  of ,  19 , 

for  the  term  of  months,  and  to  perform 

well  and  faithfully  the  duties  of  Teacher,  according  to 
the  Laws  of  the  State  and  the  Regulations  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Instruction  of  Florida,  and  the  Rules  and 

Regulations  of  the  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of 

county. 

The  said  Board  of  Public  Instruction  of 

county,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  services  being 

so  rendered,  agrees  to  pay  said the 

sum  of   dollars  per  school  month,  and 

to  give  such  further  aid  as  the  law  requires. 

Provided,  The  Board  may  raise  the  salary  or  lengthen 
the  term  specified  in  this  contract,  or  if  the  average 
attendance  of  such  school  for  any  month  shall  fall  below 

per  cent,  of  the  largest  enrollment  during 

the  year,  or  if  said  Teacher  fails  to  comply  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  contract,  then  the  Board  may  lessen  the 

14— DSL 


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salary,  shorten  the  time  specified  herein,  or  annul  this 
contract  altogether. 

(Signed) , 

Teacher. 


Co.   Supt.   and   Sec. — By  order  of  Bd.   of  Pub.   Inst. 
Witnesses : 


N.  B. — The  original  must  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
County  Superintendent,  who  may  give  any  teacher  a 
duplicate  if  demanded. 

(Nos.  531  and  532  omitted  on  account  of  length.) 


No.  533. 
Notice  of  Suspension  of  Pupil  ~by  Teacher. 

School  No ... 

,19 

To , 

School  Supervisor  (or  Trustee). 


I  regret  to  be  compelled  to  inform  you  that  under  the 
provisions  of  the  school  law  (Sec.  379,  Gen.  Statutes),  I 
have  found  it  necessary,  for  the  good  of  the  school,  to 
suspend  (name  pupil)  from  attend- 
ance at  school  for  (not  exceeding  ten) 

days.    The  cause  for  such  suspension  is 

Have  the  kindnesse  to  call  on  me  at  your  earliest  con- 
venience, to  extend  such  aid  and  advice,  and  take  such 
further  action  as  you  may  judge  proper,  according  to  the 
law. 

Very  respectfully, 

,  .Teacher. 


211 

Note. — The  teacher  must  also  give  immediate  notice 
to  the  parents  or  guardian  of  the  pupil.  (Sec.  379,  Gen. 
Statutes).  This  may  be  dqne  by  modifying  the  above 
form,  but  is  always  best  done  in  person. 

At  the  interview,  the  teacher  should  carefully  avoid 
finding  needless  fault  with  the  child,  and  should  mani- 
fest such  kindly  spirit  toward  both  parent  and  child  as 
should  satisfy  them  that  the  suspension  was  not  prompted 
by  any  malice,  but  only  for  the  reformation  of  the  pupil 
and  the  good  of  the  school. 

Indeed,  a  frank  interview  with  the  parent  or  guardian 
in  advance  of  suspension  would  often  render  a  resort  to 
such  a  measure  unnecessary. 

In  all  cases  of  suspension,  the  teacher  must  report  the 
matter,  with  the  facts,  both  to  the  Supervisor  (or  Trus- 
tee) and  parent.  The  Supervisor  (or  Trustee)  must  re- 
view all  suspensions  and  report  the  same  promptly  to  the 
County  Superintendent  (Sec.  45,  Par.  3d),  whose  action 
on  the  matter  shall  be  final. 


Xo.  534. 

Notice  of  Special  Meeting  of  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 

Office  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Insrtuction. 

County  of , 

,19.... 

To , 

Member  County  Board  Public  Instruction. 


gir — j  have  the  honor  to  request  your  attendance  at  a 
special  meeting  of  the  County  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, to  be  held  at  ,  on  the  day  of 


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,  at  the  hour  of  (a.  m.  or 

p.  in.),  for  the  purpose  of (state  the  object  of 

the  meeting). 


Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 


No.  535. 

Warrant  on  Treasurer  of  County  Board  of  Public 
Instruction. 

STATE    OF    FLORIDA. 

No To  the  Treasurer  of  County 

Board  Public  Instruction. 

Pay  to  the  order  of  

Dollars. 

(Seal  of  State.) 
From    any   moneys   belonging    to    the   County    School 

Fund,  for  services  as  teacher  in  School  No at 

Given  at  ,  Florida, 

this day  of ,  19 

I 

Countersigned  by 


9  •  "I 

Sec.  and  Co.  Supt.  Pub.  Inst.       Chair.  Co.  Bd.  Pub.  Inst. 
Form  of  Stub. 

School  Warrant,  No ,  f ,  Issued ,19 

To ,  Teacher  of  School ,  at 

Payable    out    of    County    School    Fund.      For    salary 
.  month.    Received  bv  me 


No.  r>:5<>. 

Educational    Department. 
STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 

Tallahassee, I !).... 

County  Superintendent : 

The  amount  this  day  apportioned  your  County 

,  from  the  semi-annual  apportionment 

of  the  One  Mill  Tax  (or  interest  on  State  School  Fund) 
is     


State  Superintendent  Public  Instruction. 
Preserve  this  for  use  in  making  your  annual  report. 


No.  5:57. 
Application   for  Examination  for  State  Certificate. 

,  Fla., 

,  10... . 

Hon , 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Sir — We,  the  undersigned,  have  been  personally  well 

acquainted  with  M for  the 

past  twenty-four  months,  and  cheerfully  testify  to 

good  character  and  success  as  a  teacher.     We  know  of 

our  own  knowledge  that   has  taught  for  eight 

months    under    a    First    Grade    Certificate    obtained    in 

Florida,   and   that    was  eminently  successful, 

both    as   a   disciplinarian   and    preceptor;    therefore,   we 


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recommend  . . . .. to  you  for  examinaton  for  a  State 

Certificate. 

Respectfully, 


County   Superintendent  under  whom  last  eight  months 
were  taught  in  Florida 


(Give  postoffice  address  and  official  position.) 

No.  538. 
Endorsement  for  State  Life  Certificate. 

,   Fla., 

,  19.. 


Hon 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Sir — We,  the  undersigned,  each  of  us  the  holder  of  a 
State  Life  Certificate  granted  in  accordance  with  the 
Laws  of  Florida,  being  well  and  personally  acquainted 

with  the  character  and  work  of  M , 

a  holder  of  a  State  Certificate  issued  since  January  1st, 

A.  D.  1894,  and  knowing  that has  successfully 

done  High  School  or  College  teaching  in  this  State  for  a 
period    of   18   months    under    a    State   Certificate;    and 

having  personally  observed methods  and 

noted success,  both  in  the  matter  of  in- 
struction and  discipline;  we  do  hereby  indorse 

as  a  person  possessing  eminent  ability  in  teaching  and 


215 


school  government,  and  worthy  and  well  qualified  in  every 
respect  to  receive  a  Teacher's  State  Life  Certificate. 
Respectfully, 


(Give  postoffice  address  and  official  position.) 
(Nos.  539  and  544  omitted  because  of  length.) 


No.  545. 

Graduate  State  Certificate. 
STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 

No (Seal  of  State.)  For  5  Years. 

Office  of  Superntendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Whereas,  having  presented 

satisfactory  evidence  that has  regularly  grad- 
uated from  the  Department  of  the 

. ,  has  devoted  one-fifth  of 

the  time  of Course  to  professional  training 

for  teaching,  and  has  made  in  the  regular  examinations 
at  the  close  of  the  Junior  and  Senior  years  the  grades 
required  by  statute. 

Therefore,  I,  by  authority  vested  in  me  by  Section  2  of 
Chapter  6540,  )Laws  of  Florida,  do  hereby  'grant  to 

this  Graduate  Certificate,  which  authorizes 

to  teach  the  subjects  pursued  and  desig- 
nated in  this  Certificate  in  any  of  the  schools  of  Florida 
for  FIVE  YEARS  from  date  hereof. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  State  Board  of 
Education,  this  the day  of ,  19 


Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 


216 


Grades  Made  in  Final  Examinations  of  the  Junior  and 

Senior  Years  as  Reported  by 
Dr ,  President  of  Institution. 


English— 

1.  The  Bible   % 

2.  Expression    % 

3.  Rhetoric    % 

4.  Literature    % 

5 % 

Languages — 

1.  French    % 

2.  German    % 

3.  Greek    % 

4.  Italian    % 

5.  Latin    % 

6.  Spanish    % 

7.    % 

History — 

1.  United  States % 

2.  English    % 

3.  General  ' % 

4 % 

Mathematics — 

1.  Geometry    % 

2.  Analyt  Geom % 

3.  Trigonometry    % 

4.  Surveying    % 

5.  Engineering    % 

6.  Calculus    % 

7.  Astronomy    % 

8CTt 
>( 

Sciences — 

1.  Bacteriology    % 

2.  Biology    % 

3.  Botany    % 


Industrial — 

1.  Agriculture    % 

2.  Horticulture    % 

3.  Dom.    science    % 

4.  Dom.  Art % 

5.  Mechanic  Arts   ....  % 

6.  Phys.  Training % 

7.  :..* % 

Primary — 

1.  Drawing    % 

2.  Kindergarten    % 

3.  Methods    % 

4.  Nature  Study % 

5.  Yocal  Music   % 

6 % 

Art— 

1.  Drawing    % 

2.  Painting    % 

3 % 

Music — 

1.  Harmony    % 

2.  Histor>   of % 

3.  Piano    % 

4.  Violin    % 

5.  Sight  Singing % 

6.  Voice   % 

General  Average   % 

Standing  on  subjects 
Pursued  in  previous 
Courses. 

1.  Agriculture    % 

2.  Algebra    % 

3.  Arithmetic    , % 


217 


4.  Chemistry 

5.  Geology    . 

6.  Physics    . 

7.  Political    , 

8.  Zoology    . 
9. 


4.  Civics    % 

5.  Composition    % 

6.  Kng.  Grammar   ....% 

7.  Latin  (Begin'rs)    . .% 

8.  Orthography    % 

9.  Pol.  Geography    ...  % 

10.  Phys.  Geog.  : % 

11.  Fla.  History" % 

12.  U.  S.  History % 

13.  Reading    % 

14.  Physiology % 

15.  Sciences   (El.'i    % 

16.  Rhetoric    % 

17.  Pedagogy   % 


Philosophy— 

1.  Ethics    % 

2.  History  of % 

3.  Logic    % 

4.  Metaphysics    % 

5.  Psychology    % 

6.  Sociology    % 

1 %  18.    % 

Education—  19 % 

1.  Methods,   etc.    ..'...%  20 % 

2.  History  of %  21 % 

3 %  22 % 

Form  of  Stub  for  Above  Certificate. 

No Issued ,  19 

To 

Sex ,  Race ,  Age  (nearest  birthday)    

Years.    Graduate  of When? 

,  19 Degrees  received 

Home  P.  O 

Grades  made  in  the  Final  Junior  and  Senior  Examina- 
tions, as  Reported  by 

Dr ,  President  of  Institution. 

(Same  as  in  body  of  certificate  above.) 


{        218 
No.  547. 

Teacher's  Training  Certificate  of Grade. 

No (Seal  of  State.)        Good  for Years. 

STATE  OF  FLORIDA. 
Office  of  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 

Whereas,  having  presented 

evidence,  signed  by  the  President  and  countersigned  by 

the  Dean  of  the  Normal  Department  of , 

that is  of  good  moral  and  professional  charac- 
ter, and  has  completed  the course 

of  the  Normal  School  of  the  above-named  Institution  of 
Higher  Learning  in  this  State,  and  has  made  an  average 

grade  of per  cent,  in  all  studies  as  shown  in 

this  Certificate; 

Therefore,  I,  by  authority  vested  in  me  by  Chapter 

6838,  Session  Laws  of  1915,  do  hereby  issue  to 

this   Grade  Teachers'  Training  Certificate, 

which  authorizes  to  teach  the  subjects  desig- 
nated in  this  Certificate  in  any  of  the  schools  of  Florida 
for years  from  date  hereof. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  Seal  of  the  State  Board  of 
Education,  this  the day  of ,  19 


State  Supt.  of  Public  Instruction. 
Grades  in  all  Studies  as  Reported  by 
Dr..  ,  President. 


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English — 

Eng.  Grammar   % 

Eng.  Composition % 

Rhetoric   (1  year) % 

Am.  Literature % 

En-g.  Literature % 

Expression    % 

Languages — 

French  (1  year) % 

Latin  (1  year)   % 

French  (2  years)   % 

Latin  (2  years)   % 


History — 

Florida    

United  States 

English    

General    . 


Mathematics — 

Arithmetic    % 

Algebra   % 

Plane  Geometry % 


Science  — 

Polit.  Geography   .....  % 

Phys.  Geography  ......  % 

Physiology    ...........  % 

Agriculture    ...........  % 

Botany    ...............  % 

Zoology    ..............  % 

Chemistry    ............  % 

Domestic  Science  .....  % 


Art  and  Mime  — 

Drawing    .............  % 

Sight  Singing  .........  % 

Domestic  Art  .........  % 


Education  — 

Class  Boom 
Management    ........  % 

History  of    ...........  % 

Methods    ..............  % 


Form  of  Stub  for  Above  Certificate. 
Teachers'  Training  Certificate. 

of Grade. 

Issued ,  19. 


No 

To 

Sex ,  Race ,  Age  (nearest  birthday)    

years.    Where  born  ,  State  

Institution  attended    Course 


completed When  completed 

,  19 Home  P.  O 

Grades  in  all  Studies  as  Reported  by 

Dr ,  President. 

(Same  as  in  body  of  Certificate  above.) 


No.  548. 
Endorsement  for  Primary  Certificate. 


Fla., 
19.. 


To  Hon , 

State  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 

Sir — Being  personally  acquainted  with  M 

and  knowing  (1)  that  she  is  a  lady  of  good  health,  cheer- 
ful disposition,  possessing  an  innate  love  for  children 
and  tact  in  governing  them;  (2)  that  she  has  received 
years  special  instruction  in  primary  and  prac- 
tical teaching  in Normal  School,  or  equivalent 

instruction  at ;  (3)  that  she  has  had 

years  successful  experience  in  teaching  in  primary  depart- 
ments in  the  schools  of  Florida;  (4)  that  she  is  a  person 
of  excellent  character,  possessing  peculiar  fitness  for  suc- 
cessfully teaching  and  managing  small  children,  as  evi- 
denced by  her  work  in  the  Primary  Department  of  the 
school  at in  the  year 

Therefore,  the  undersigned  endorse  the  said  applicant 
for  examination  for  a  Teacher's  Primary  Certificate. 
Eespectfully, 

County  Superintendent. 

Chn.  Bd.  Pub.  Instruction. 

Principal  of  School. 

(On  school  where  she  last  taught.) 


221 


County  Superintendent . 

Chn.  Bd.  Pub.  Instruction. 

Principal  of  School. 

(Of  school  taught  next  previous  to  the  last.) 


No.  r>o6. 
Suspension    or  Revocation   of   Teacher's   Certificate. 

Office  of  Board  of  Pub.  Inst 

County  of 

,  19.. 


To 


.,  Fla. 


Dear : — It  is  my  unpleasant  duty  to 

inform  you  that  certain  charges  have  been  preferred 
against  you,  on  apparently  sufficient  grounds,  alleging 

that  (state  the  charges  plainly  and  briefly 

—see    Sec.   246,   Eev.    Stat,   and    Sec.    14,    Chap  .5204.) 

in  consequence  of  which  your  certificate 

to  teach  a  public  school  is  hereby  declared 

(suspended  or  revoked,  as  the  case  may  be,)  and  the  right 
to  teach  a  public  school  in  this  State,  as  well  as  the  privi- 
leges conferred  by  said  Certificate,  are 

(suspended  or  revoked,  as  the  case  may  require),  until 
further  notice. 

You  are  notified  that  you  have  the  right  of  appeal  to 
the Board  of  Education  on 

19.... 

Very  respectfully, 


Snpt.  of  Pub.  Inst. 


222 
No.  557. 

Award  of  Board  of  Public  Instruction  on  Charges  Against 
a  Teacher,  on  Appeal. 


Office  of , 


,  19.... 

To , 

Teacher. 

After  a  fair  and  careful  examination,  on  appeal,  of  the 

charges  preferred  against  you  by to-wit : 

(recite  the  charges  plainly  and 

briefly)    it  appears  to  this  Board 

that ,  (state  the  conclusion  of  the 

Board)    you  are  hereby 

honorably  acquitted  and  con- 
tinued in  your  position  (or  censured  and  discharged,  as 

the  case  may  be.)     Your  salary  will 

(be  continued  from  the  time  of  your  suspension,  or  will 
not  be  continued,  in  case  the  suspension  is  confirmed  or 
certificate  revoked). 


Chairman. 
Sec.  and  Supt.  Pub.  Inst. 


INDEX 


INDEX 


A. 

ABOLISHMENT  OF  AND   RE-ESTABLISH- 
MENT    OF    INSTITUTIONS    OF    HIGHER 
LEARNING— 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Institutions  abolished   1       90-7 

Property  of  abolished  institutions  vested  in 

State  Board  of  Education 2  1)7 

Reports,  inventories,  indebtedness,  sched- 
ules and  vouchers  of  abolished  institu- 
tions    '}  97 

Continuing  appropriations  revoked 4       1)8 

State  Auditor  to  audit  accounts  of  abolished 
institutions  5  90 

Boards  of  Trustees  abolished 6       99 

Sections  of  R.  S.  relative  to  Fla.  Ag.  Coll. 

repealed  7  99 

Sections  of  R.  S.  relative  to  seminaries  re- 
pealed    8  99 

Sections  of  R.  S.  relative  to  White  Normal 
repealed  9  99 

St.  Petersburg  Normal  and  Industrial 

School  10  100 

Colored  Normal   School    11     1 00 

University  and  Female  College  created....  12     101 

Board  of  Control,  Appointment  and  terms.  V.\     101 

Board  of  Control,  Organization  and  ex- 
penses    14  102 

Board  of  Control,  Under  control  and  super- 
vision of  State  Board  of  Education 15-19  102-06 

First  joint  meeting  of  Boards 16     102 

Location  of  new  institutions 17     103 

Disposition  of  assets  of  abolished  institu- 
tions    1*  10o 

15— DSL 


226 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Board  of  Control  to  manage  and  conduct 

schools  19  106 

Eegulations  of  State  Board  of  Education..  19     106 

Institute  for  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb — Man- 
agement of  20  108 

State  University,  Departments  of 21     109 

Female  College,  Admission  to  and  scope  of 

instruction  22  110 

State  University,  Admission  to 23     111 

Board,  tuition  fees,  etc.,  county  scholar- 
ships    24  111 

Libraries,  paraphernalia  and  apparatus 25     112 

Property  of  abolished  University  of  Florida  26     112 

Property  of  Florida  State  College 27     113 

Funds  for  support  of  schools — How  appor- 
tioned    28  114 

Funds  appropriated  by  United  States 29     114 

Appropriations  by  State  of  Florida. ......  30     114 

Appropriations  for  interest  deficit  of  Uni- 
versity    31  115 

Duties  of  State  Treasurer 32     116 

Payment  of  debts  of  abolished  institutions.  33     116 

Disbursements  for  institutions  created — 

How  made  34  117 

Board  of  Control  a  body  corporate — Its 

powers  and  employees  35  117 

Trustees  of  abolished  institution's — Tenure 

and  duties 36  118 

Reports  to  Legislature — Duties  of  Comp- 
troller .  . , 37  118 

Board  of  Control  to  provide  system  of  ex- 
aminations for  all  high  schools 38  119 

Duties  of  State  Superintendent  of  Public 

Instruction  39  119 

Conflicting  laws  repealed  40     119 


227 

Para-      Section  or 

ABSENCE- 

Of  pupil,  when  allowed  under  Compulsory 

Attendance  laws  167       76 

Penalty  for  illegal  absence 168      77 

ABSENCE  OF  TEACHER— 

Must  be  approved  in  certain  cases 86  44 

When  absence  to  exceed  three  days 87  44 

Who  to  grant  leave  of  absence 86-7  44 

Substitute,  how  supplied  and  paid 86-7  44 

Without  leave,  when  pay  forfeited 88  44 

When  absence  made  up,  and  how 88  44 

ACCOUNTS— 

Audited  and  paid  by  County  Boards 7  32       19 

ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICER— 

State  Superintendent  is    (Const.) 20  IV        9 

ADVANCEMENT  OF  PUPILS— 

Boards  to  establish  higher  grades  for 5  32       19 

Teachers  to  labor  for 1  83      42 

ADVANCEMENT  OF  SCHOOLS— 
Boards  to  promote  5  32      19 

AGE— 

For  compulsory  attendance  (8-14) 164       75 

School  (6-21)    {     2  3*       JJ 

AGRICULTURE  AND  CIVIL  GOVERNMENT— 

To  be  taught  in  all  common  schools  (Ch. 
5938) 1  124 

Duty  of  County  Boards  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion 2  124 


228 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Duty  of  Examining  Boards 3     125 

Persons  subject  to  removal 4     125 

AGRICULTURE— 

Power  of  County  Boards  to  establish  De- 
partments of,  and  employ  Agents 37  24 

Qualifications  of  Agents  37      24 

Agents  to  work  under  joint  supervision  of 

Board  and  of  State  University 38  24 

See  Ch.   6833 147-8 

AGRICULTURAL       AND       MECHANICAL 
COLLEGE  FOR  NEGROES— 

See  Florida  Ag.  and  Mech.  Coll.  for  Negroes. 

AGRICULTURAL  SCHOLARSHIP  IN  UNI- 
VERSITY- 

County  Commissioners  to  award  (Ch.  6837)  l.">:>-4 

ALCOHOLIC     BEVERAGES     AND     NAR- 
COTICS— 

Teaching  evils  of  required   (Ch.  6832) 1-6     145-47 

AMOUNT   OF   MONEY  BOARDS   MAY 
BORROW— 
Limited 33       23 

ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  COUNTY  SUPT.— 

Regulation  regarding ;  when  due,  etc 20     1 63 

APPARATUS— 

County  Board  to  provide 5               T>2  19 

County  Superintendent  to  inspect 2              42  26 

Penalty  for  defacing 196  85 

APPEALS— 

State  Supt.  to  decide  upon  or  refer 6  12       13 


229 


Para-      Sectiou  Di- 
graph.        Article.  1'a^'O. 


State  Board  to  entertain  and  decide 3               17  15 

State  Board  to  prescribe  manner  of  making  3              17  15 

Procedure  on  appeal  of  examinees SI  42 

County  Superintendent  to  notify  applicant.  10  27 

APPLICANTS— 

For  examination,  requirements  of <).">  34 

Third  Grade  Certificate,  requirements  for. .  00  34 

Second  Grade  Certificate,  requirements  for.  07  34 

First  Grade  Certificate,  requirements  for.  .  68  35 

State  Certificate,  requirements  for 71  30 

Must  file  certain  evidence 31  105 

For  Life  Certificates 72  30 

For  Special  Certificates 70  35 

For  Primary  Certificates 69  35 

APPOINTEES— 

To   notify    State   Supt.   of   acceptance   and 

make  pledge  1              -3  10 

APPORTIONMENT— 

Of  One  Mill  Tax 6-7           XII  6 

On  Interest  on  State  Schohol  Fund 7           XII  6 

By  State  Supt.,  and  basis  thereof 4              12  13 

When  made  on  discretionary  basis 5              12  13 

Form  of  notice  to  County  Supt.,  No.  536.  .  .  213 

ARBITRATIONS— 

Who  to  prescribe  manner  of  conducting. '..  3              17  15 

ARBOR  DAY- 

First  Monday  in   January    (Reg.   of  State 

Board)    13  161 

ASSESS— 

Certain  millage,  Tax  Assessors  must 14               32  21 


230 


Para-      Section  or 
graph.        Article. 


District  Tax,   County   Commissioners7   and 
Assessor's  duty   .  .  i  142      66 


119  57 

Certain  taxes,  Comptroller  must 119  57 

142  66 

ASSESSMENT— 

Taxes  assessed  must  be  collected 14               32  21 

119  57 

142  66 
Comptroller  to  assess  millage  directed  by 

County  Boards  of  Pub.  Inst 14              32  21 

ASSESSORS— 
See  Tax  Assessor. 
To   furnish  County   Boards   of  Pub.    Inst. 

with  amount  of  taxes  levied  for  Special 

Tax  Districts  127  59 

ATTENDANCE  OFFICER— 

Under  Compulsory  Attendance  law 167-8  76 

Records  of 173  79 

Right  of  entry 172  79 

ATTENDANCE  OF  PUPILS— 

Average  attendance,  basis  of  apportionment  4              12  13 

Largest  attendance,  how  to  secure 5              32  19 

County  Supt.  to  inspect  attendance 2              42  26 

On  Special  Tax  Schools,  when  by  outsiders.  123  58 

County  line  pupils  7  11 

For  residents  of  another  county 7  11 

Tuition  for,  when  may  be  required 14  162 

For  holidays,  how  reported 89  45 

Restricted   to   own   district.,  17  163 


231 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


ATTENDANCE     UNDER     COMPULSORY 
LAW- 

Regular  for  80  days,  Required  when  law  in 

force  1G2       74 

On  private  school,  when  accepted 163      74 

AWARD— 

Of  Board  on  charges  againt  teach,  or  appeal 

Form  of,  No.  557 222 

'  B 
BALLOT— 

Bond  election,  Special  Tax  District 132      00 

Compulsory  school  attendance 161       74 

Special  Tax  District  elections,  to  establish, 
etc 108      52 

BASIS     FOR     SCHOOLS,     BROAD     AND 
LIBERAL— 

State  Board  to  establish 5  17       15 

BLANKS— 

Preparation,  printing  and  distribution  of . .        1  12       12 

Use  of,  by  County  Superintendent,  manda- 
tory   3     160 

Use  of,  by  school  officers  and  teachers,  man- 
datory     3     160 

Forms  of  (See  list  on  pp.  175-6). 

BOARD— 

County,  See  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 
County    Commissioners,    See    County    Com- 
missioners. 

District,  See  Trustees. 
State,  See  State  Board  of  Education. 


232 


Para-      Section  or 

jrraph.        Article.  Page. 


BOAKD  OF  PUBLIC  INSTRUCTION— 

Membership    of     (Elected    biennially;    See 

Gen.  Stats.,  Sec.  172) 10  ir> 

Must  be  commissioned 4  160 

Must  conform  to  regulations  of  State  De- 
partment      20  16 

Not  to  vote  on  own  compensation 21  16 

Majority  a  quorum '22  1C 

Members  must  qualify 1              2.3  16 

To  approve  bonds  of  certain  officers 2              2.3  16 

A  corporation    25  17 

Members  to  give  bond 26  17 

Organization,  first  duty 27  17 

Manner  of 27  17 

Form  for,  No.  501 176 

To  hold  title  to  school  property 28  18 

Compensation  of  29  18 

Secretary  of  30  18 

Treasurer  of  .  . . 31  18 

Duties   of    32  18 

To  hold  title  to  and  manage  school  property  1              32  18 

To  locate  and  maintain  schools 2              32  IS 

To    observe    three    mile    limit    in    locating 

schools    6              32  19 

To  appoint  supervisors   3              32  19 

To  select  and  provide  sites  for  schools 4              32  19 

General  discretionary  powers   5              32  1.9 

Employ  and  contract  with  teachers 6              32  19 

To  audit  and  pay  accounts 7              32  19 

To  keep  accounts  of  official  acts,  moneys,  etc.  8              32  19 
To  report  to  State  Superintendent  when  re- 
quired      8              32  20 

To  file  financial  statements  with  clerk   of 

court    9               32  20 

To  publish  financial  statement  monthly ....  9              32  20 


283 


Para-      Section  or 
graph.        Article. 


To  prescribe  county  course  of  study  .......  10              :\'2  20 

To  require  certain  studies  to  be  taught  ____  10              32  20 

To  fix  compensation  of  Superintendent  ____  1.1              ML*  '21 

To  perform  all  necessary  acts  .............  12              32  '21 

To  hold  regular  and  special  meetings  ......  13              32  '21 

5  101 
To  prepare  annual  budget,  and  fix  county 

millage    ...............................  14              32  21 

To  select  candidates  for  State  colleges  .....  15              32  22 

To  have  school  census  taken,  when  .........  16              32  22 

To  examine  books  of  Tax  Collector  ........  17              32  22 

Penalty  for  failure  to  examine  ...........  17              32  22 

How  Board  may  borrow  money  ...........  33  22 

143-5 
Warrants  therefor  to  be  endorsed  by  Treas- 

urer   .................................  34  23 

How  interest  paid  .......................  35  23 

Must    furnish    free    text-books,    when    (Ch. 

6163)     ................................  23 

155  72 
May   establish   departments  of  Home  Eco- 

nomics and  Demonstration  work  ........  :\G  23 

See  Ch.  6833  ......................  ....  147-8 

May   establish   department   of  Agriculture, 

canning  clubs,  etc  ......................  37  24 

Empowered  to  employ  County  Agent  .....  .-'8  24 

To  promote  movements  for  advancement  of 

country  home  life  ......................  38  24 

Not  to  contract  with  members,  except  .....  30  24 

School  Board  Districts  ...................  40  24 

Vacancies,   how   filled  ....................  41  25 

How    to     call     elections    for    establishing 

Special  Tax  Districts,  etc  ..............  108-124  51-58 

For  abolishing   Special   Tax   Districts,   ex- 

tending limits,  etc  .....................  125  58 


234 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


Petition  for  election  to  establish  Special 
Tax  District,  and  publication  thereof ....  109  52 

Must  call  election  when  petition  presented.  108      51 

Matters  to  be  determined  at  election 108      51 

Board  may  change  boundaries  set  out  in 
petition  109  52 

To  publish  notice  of  election 110      53 

To  appoint  inspectors,  etc 110      53 

To  canvass  returns  of  election Ill      53 

To  demand  lists  of  voters  from  Supervisors 

of  Registration 112  53 

To  pay  cost  of  election,  when  and  how 113       53 

To  order  what  subsequent  elections 114      54 

To  remove  Trustees,  under  certain  circum- 
stances    115  54 

To  fill  vacancies  of  Trustees 115      54 

To  have  control  of  schools,  and  elect  or  re- 
ject teachers  nominated 116  54 

To  receive  itemized  statement  of  Trustees, 
etc 118  55 

To  use  Special  Tax  District  Fund  as  sup- 
plementary to  General  Fund  in  paying 
salaries,  etc 120  56 

To  issue  warrants  for  Special  Tax  Funds.  .  121      57 

Must  approve  debts  of  Trustees 122       57 

Power  with  regard  to  non-resident  children 
in  Special  Tax  Districts 123  57 

To  receive  from  Tax  Assessor  amount  of 
Special  Tax  levied  (See  Ch.  5962,  Laws 
of  1909,  p.  162). 

Duties  with  regard  to  Compulsory  School 
Attendance 156-175  73-1 

When  to  order  Compulsory  Attendance 
election 156  73 

Publication  of  notice. .  157       73 


235 


Para-      Section  or 
graph .        Article. 


Keturns  of  election  to  be  made  to 160 

When  duty  to  publish  Compulsory  Attend- 
ance law   163      74 

175  79 

To  appoint  attendance  officer 169      78 

To  provide  fire  escapes,  etc 183-189       82-3 

Force  and  effect  of  rules  and  regulations  of  2  160 

To  use  blanks  prescribed  by  State 3  160 

To  hold  regular  monthly  meetings 5  160 

To    examine    teachers'    reports,    issue   war- 
rants, hear  Superintendent's  report,  etc.  5  160 
To  issue  warrants  to  teachers  after  filing  of 

correct  report  6  1 60 

To  contract  with  teachers  holding  valid  cer- 
tificates      7  160 

To  pay  no  teacher  unless  under  contract.  . .  7  160 

To  select,  assign  and  contract  with  teachers  8  160 

When  to  assign  teachers 9  161 

Cautions  in  employing  teachers 10  161 

To  prescribe  uniform  course  of  study 11  161 

To  print  Kules,  Kegulations,  etc 12  161 

To  enforce  observation  of  Arbor  Day 13  161 

May   require  tuition   fees   for   non-resident 

pupils 14  162 

When  to  combine  schools 15  162 

To  subdivide  counties  into  districts 16  162 

To  give  Supervisor  or  Trustees,  description 

of  district  boundaries,  etc 16  162 

To  restrict  school  attendance  to  proper  dis- 
trict      I?  !<;:', 

Not  to  contract  for  the  term  beyond  life  of 

a  certificate  IS  163 

To  remove  Trustees,  and  to  fill  vacancies.  . .  19  163 


236 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

BOND— 

What  officers  to  give 2              23  16 

Of  member  of  County  Board  of  Pub.  Inst.  .  26  17 

Approval  of,  etc 26  17 

Who  liable  for  loss  when  no  bond  given ....  3              23  16 

BONDS— SPECIAL  TAX  DISTRICT— 

Constitution  for   17  XII         8 

How  issued,  etc.   (Oh.  6542) 128-145       59-68 

Certain  petition  presented  to  County  Bd.  of 

Pub.  Inst 128       59 

Signed  by  25%  of  qualified  electors  of  Dis- 
trict      128       59 

Board  to  determine  by  resolution  amount  of 

bonds,  etc 129       59 

Resolution  to  be  recorded   129       59 

Resolution  of  Board  to  be  published,  how.  .  130       60 

Board    to    order    election    and    to    publish 
notice    131       60 

Only  qualified  electors  who  are  freeholders 

shall  vote 131       60 

17  XII        8 

How  election   shall  be  conducted;   Ballot; 
Returns,  etc 132       61 

Bonds  issued,  when 133       62 

After  adverse  vote  no  further  election  with- 
in a  year 134       62 

Board  to  advertise  for  bids ;  Manner  of,  etc.  135       62 

Bidders  must  furnish  bond  or  make  deposit  136       62 

Form  and  denomination  of  bonds 137      62 

Proceeds  to  be  held  and  expended  by  County 

Board  (Ch.  6967) 138       62 

Proceeds  to  be  deposited  in  banks  paying 
interest   .' 1  138       63 

Banks  must  furnish  surety  bond  and  render 

monthly  statements    1          *  138       63 


237 

Para-       Section  or 

graph.         Article.  Page. 

Other  provisions  regarding  bank  balances. .  1             13S  <>:', 

How  money  to  be  paid  out 2            138  64 

Kecord  of  checks  issued  to  be  kept 2            i:>s  (;; 

Advertisement  and  award  of  contract  for 

improvements  13!)  (>r> 

Acceptance  of  bid  and  contract  for  im- 
provements   140  $3 

Contractor's  bond  140  65 

Bonds  for  other  purposes  than  improve- 
ments    141  66 

Tax  to  create  sinking  fund  for  payment  of 

principal  and  interest  on  bonds 1  142  66 

How  bond  taxes  assessed  and  collected 1            142  66 

Tax  moneys  to  be  turned  over  to  designated 

depositories  1  142  66 

Investment  of  Sinking  Fund  in  bonds  of 

other  districts  2  142  67 

Attorney  General  to  approve  validity  of 

Bonds  in  which  Sinking  Fund  invested ...  2  142  67 

Annual  report  of  Sinking  Fund,  etc.,  to  be 

k  published  for  each  District 3  142  68 

Additional  Bond  issue   143  68 

Disposition  of  surplus 144  68 

Validation  of  bonds 145  69 

BOOKS,  SCHOOL— 

See  State  Text-Book  Commission,  Uniform 
Text-Books,  Free  Rooks  etc. 

BORROW  MONEY— COUNTY  BOARDS 
MAY- 

Proceedure  when  Boards  desire  to  borrow 

money    33       22 

Chapter  6828,  Amending  Chapter  5300 1     144 

Limit  as  to  amount  borrowed 33      22 

1     144 


238 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


Outstanding  debts  not  invalidated 33      23 

1  144 
Duty  of  County  Treasurer 34      23 

2  145 
Interest  payments  to  be  by  warrant 35      23 

3  145 
Conflicting  laws  repealed 4     145 

BUDGET— 

For  county  schools,  Board  of  Pub.  Inst.  to 

make  annually  14              32      21 

BUILDINGS,  SCHOOL— 

Teachers  to  guard  against  unnecessary  de- 
facement of 3              83      43 

Must  not  be  closer  than  three  miles  (except 

in  cities)    6              32       19 

Penalty  for  insulting  teacher  in 197      85 

Penalty  for  defacing  with  obscene  thing. . . .  196       85 

Penalty  for  marring  or  destroying 195       84 

Unlawful  to  teach  whites  and  negroes  in 

same  building    202       87 

12  XII         7 

0. 

CENSUS— 

To  be  taken  every  ten  years  (1920) 12              42       27 

Duty  of  County  Board 16              32      22 

Under    Compulsory    Attendance    Law    (By 

special  officer)    170       78 

CERTIFICATE  OF  CHARACTER— 

For  examinee,  Necessary   65       34 

Form  of,  No.  509 185 


239 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


CERTIFICATES  FOR  TEACHERS— 

Candidates  to  be  examined 53      31 

All  teachers  must  hold 62      33 

29     167 

(See    also,    High    School    Regulations,    pp. 
168-172). 

Grades  of 63      34 

No  certificates  without  examination 64      34 

Requirement  for,  and  life  of,  Third  Grade 

Certificate   66      34 

Form  of,  No.  518 196 

Second  Grade  Certificate 67      34 

Form  of,  No.  519 197 

First  Grade  Certificate 68      35 

Form  of,  No.  520 198 

Primary  Certificate  69       35 

Form  of,  No.  521 200 

Special  Certificate  70      35 

Form  of,  No.  522 201 

State  Certificate  71      36 

Form  of,  No.  523 202 

Life  State  Certificate 72      36 

8  12       13 

Form  of,  No.  526 207 

Graduate  State  Certificate 73      36 

Form, of,  No.  545 215-7 

Teacher's  Training  Certificate 74       37 

Form  of,  No.  547 217 

Extension  Certificate 75      39 

Endorsement  of  Certificate  by  Superintend- 
ent      76       39 

Life  First  Grade  Certificate 77      40 

Forms,  Nos.  524  and  525 204-6 

Life  Primary  Certificate 77      40 

Form, of,  No.  527. 207 


240 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


For  Kindergarten   Teachers,   diploma   suffi- 
cient     105       50 

Regulations  of  State  Board  regarding  cer- 
tificates      167-72 

May  be  revoked,  or  suspended,  for  cause. ...      10  42       27 

78       40 
CHARACTER  ENDORSEMENT— 

Applicant  for  examination  must  file 65       34 

23     164 

CHARACTER  OF  SCHOOL  OFFICER; 
TEACHER— 

Regulation  of  State  Board  of  Education.  ..  1     159 

CHEATING  IN  EXAMINATIONS- 
PENALTY  FOR— 

Unlawful  to  divulge  questions 54       31 

Penalty  55      31 

Unlawful  for  applicants  to  gain  possession 
of  questions   56      31 

Penalty    57      32 

Unlawful  to  have,  sell,  or  offer  to  sell,  ques- 
tions     58      32 

Penalty    59      32 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT  AND  AGRICULTURE— 

To  be  taught 1-4     124 

CLASSIFICATION  OF  GRADES— 

How  the  twelve  years  shall  be  divided 90      45 

CLERK  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT— 

Bond  of  school  officers  to  be  filed  with 2  23       16 

To   record  organization   of  Board   of  Pub. 
Inst.  27       17 


24] 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

School    Board   Districts,    creation    of,    filed 

with    ...........................  ......  40       lio 

Financial  statement  of  accounts  to  be  filed 

with    .................................  48      .'JO 

COLLECTORS— 

Must  collect  taxes  assessed  ................      14  32      21 

111)         5<> 

Must   pay    monthly   to    Treasurer    amounts 
collected    ..............................      14  :>>2       21 

COLLEGES— 

See  Special  Schhools. 

COLORED  NORMAL  SCHOOL— 

Name  changed  to  Fla.  Ag.  and  Mech.  Coll. 

for  XeiiToos  (Oh.  5925)  .................  121 

COMMISSION  OF  SCHOOL   HOARD   MEM- 
BERS— 

of  State  Board  of  Education...  4     Jf>0 


(COMMISSION—  STATP]  TEXT-BOOK— 
See  Uniform  Text-Book  Law. 

COMMITTEE  ON  HKW  SCHOOL  COURSE 

OF  STUDY— 

Appointment  and  duties  of  ...............  07       45 

Expenses  to  bo  paid  ......................  98       4R 

COMMON  SCHOOL  FUND— 

See  State  School  Fund. 

COMPENSATION— 

*  Of  county  school  officers  paid  from  fund  of 

respective  counties   ....................      15  XTT 

16—  DSL 


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Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

No  officer  shall  vote  on  own 21       16 

COMPTROLLER— 

Itemized  estimate  of  Trustees   to  be  filed 

with  118      56 

To  assess  and  collect  certain  taxes 119      56 

To  approve  bonds  of  School  Board  members  26       17 
To    remit   railway    taxes,    etc.,    to    County 

Treasurer 119       56 

COMPULSORY  SCHOOL  ATTENDANCE- 
Petition  to  County  Board  of  Pub.  Inst.  for 

election 156      73 

Election  to  be  advertised  in  newspaper  four 

weeks    157       73 

Registration,  and  qualifications,  for  voting.  158       74 

How  and  when  election  to  be  held 159      74 

Returns  to  be  made  to  County  Board 160       74 

Form  of  ballot 161      74 

Three-fifths  vote  necessary  to  establish 162      74 

After  Compulsory  Attendance  so  established, 

Laws  must  be  published 163      75 

Go  in  force  30  days  after  publication 1 63      75 

Every  child  from  8  to  14  must  attend  80 

days  of  each  year 164      75 

Attendance  on  Private,  or  Church,  School — 

When  accepted   165      75 

Exemptions    166      76 

Temporary  absence  allowable 167      76 

Penalty  for  breach  of  Compulsory  Attend- 
ance law   168      77 

Atendance  officers,  appointment  of,  etc 169       78 

Duties  of  Attendance  Officer;  Census 170       78 

Census  of  District,  taken  after  law  put  in 

force   .  170       7* 


243 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Notice  to  parent  when  child  absent 171      78 

Penalty  for  failure  to  send  child  to  school 

after  notice 171  79 

Eight  of  entrance — Officer  has 172       79 

Records  of  Attendance  Officer 173      79 

Duty  of  teachers  to  co-operate  with  Attend- 
ance Officer 174  79 

Report  of  teacher  to  Attendance  Officer 174       79 

Publication  of  Act  by  County  Board  an- 
nually    175  80 

CONDUCT  OF  PUPILS— 

What  teacher  to  require 2-5              83      43 

Teacher  to  enforce  needful  restrictions 4              83      43 

CONSTITUTIONAL  FOUNDATION  OF 
PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SYSTEM— ARTICLE 
XII- 

The  Legislature  shall  provide  for  the  liberal 

maintenance  of  public  schools 1           XII         5 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  2           XII         5 
State  Board   of  Education;   Members,   offi- 
cers and  powers   3           XII         5 

Constitutional  Provisions  for  Maintenance 

of  Public  Schools  4-11           XII         5-7 

1.  State  School  Fund 4-5-7           XII         5-6 

Sources    .,.  4           XII         5 

Principal  inviolate   5           XII         6 

Distribution  of  interest 7           XII         6 

2.  One  Mill  Tax 6-7           XII         fl 

Distribution  of  7           XII         (J 

3.  County  School  Tax,  Limits 8           XII         6 

4.  County      School      Funds,      Additional 

sources    9           XII         6 

5.  Special  Tax  Districts 10-11  XII         7 


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Para-      Section  or 
jrraph.        Article.  Pn^ 

G.     Bond  issues  by  Special  Tax  Districts..  17  XI  F 

School   Districts    ........................  10  XII         7 

City  or  town  may  be  a  school  district  ......  11  XII         7 

Expenditure  of  Special  District  Fund  .....  11  XII         7 

Races  to  be  separated  ....................  12  XII         7 

School  funds  not  divertible,  etc  ...........  13  XII         7 

Legislature  to  establish  Normal  Schools.  .  .  14  XII         S 

Pay  of  School  Officers.  .  '.  .................  15  XII 

Special  tax  for  State  Schools  (Xot  ratified)  16  XTT 
Special  Tax  District  Bonds,  and  Tax  there- 

for   ...................................  17  XII         8 

CONSTITUTION     ON     STATE     STPEKIX 
TENDENT—  ABTICLE  IT- 

State  Supt.  is  an  Administrative  Officer...  20  JV 

How  chosen    ............................  20  IV 

Duties  and  Powers    .....................  25  IV 

To  make  certain  reports  to  Governor  ......  27  IV 

CONTRACT- 

TO  be  made  with  teachers  .................        6               32  19 

29  165 

Form  of,  No.  530  ........................  209 

For  building  school  house.  Form  of,  Xo.  540  215 

Not  to  be  made  with  teacher,  When  ........                          7  160 

Not  to  exceed  life  of  teacher's  certificate.  ,  .                         18  163 

CONTROL  OF  PUPILS— 

Duty  of  teacher  .........................     2-5  83       -13 

COUNTY  AGENT— 

Home  Economics  and  Agriculture  .........  37       24 

COUNTY  BOARD— 

See  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 


Para-       Section  or 

graph.         Article.  Page. 

COUNTY   BOARD    OF   PUBLIC    IXSTRUU 
TION  AUTHORIZED  TO  BORROW  MOXKY- 

Pro visions  for   33-35       22-23 

rot  NTY  COMMISSIONERS— 

Authorized    to    buy    real    estate    for    school 

purposes  and  borrow  money  therefor....  41)       30 

To     award     Agricultural      Scholarship     in 

University  (Ch.  6837) 154 

COi  NTY  DEPOSITORIES— 

Law  establishing  after  .Ian.  1.   1!)17 1H4-9 

COUNTY  EXAMINATIONS— 

Twice  yearly,  June  and  September 50  30 

Notice  must  be  given  by  County  Supt 21  1<;3 

Other  regular  examinations  called  by  State 

Superintendent   52  21 

One    regular    examination    to    be    lield    at 

County  Seat 51  31 

Board  has  power  to  select  place  for  other.  .  .  51  31 

For  what  certificates  53  31 

Who  to  prepare  questions 53  31 

Protection  of  questions 53  31 

Unlawful  to  give  information  as  to  questions  54  31 

Penalty  for  giving  information 55  31 

Unlawful  to  gain  possession  of  questions.  .  56  31 

Penalty  for  applicant's  having  questions. ..  57  32 
Unlawful  to  have,  or  sell,  questions,  or  offer 

them  for  sale 58  32 

Penalty  for  having  or  selling  questions,  etc.  59  32 
Candidates  on  examination  to  ask  no  ques- 
tions     60  32 

Proceedure  in  cases  of  doubt  about  exami- 
nation question   60  32 


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Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

How  examination  must  be  conducted 61  33 

Supt.  may  appoint  assistants 22  163 

Temporary  certificates  after  special  exami- 
nation     62  33 

Candidate    must    present    certain    endorse- 
ments      65  34 

23  164 

COUNTY  FORFEITURE— 

Of  State  School  Funds 8       11 

COUNTY  HIGH  SCHOOL— 

All  pupils  of  county  may  atend  (Reg.  Stale 

Board  of  Education)    17     163 

COUNTY  LEVY— 

Constitution  for    8  XII         6 

COUNTY  LINE  PUPILS— 

Attendance  of   7       11 

COUNTY  SCHOOL  FUND— 

Sources  of 8-9  XII         6 

COUNTY  SCHOOL  OFFICERS— 

Paid  from  funds  of  respective  counties.  ...      15  XII         8 

Co.  Supt.  to  send  names  to  State  Snpt 7  42      26 

COUNTY  SCHOOL  TAX— 

Constitution  for 7-8  XII         6 

COUNTY   SUPERINTENDENT— 

An  officer  of  the  department 10  12 

Requirements  for  eligibility 1  159 

Secretary  of  County  Board .  .  30  18 


247 


Para-      Section  or 
graph.        Article. 


Compensation  of   120 

To  call  special  sessions  of  County  Board.  13              32  21 

Duties  and  powers  of 42  25-28 

To   inspect  county  for   proper   location    of 

schools    1              42  25 

To  visit  and  examine  each  school  at  least 

once  a  year 2              42  25 

To  awaken  increased  interest  in  education.  3              42  26 

To  confer  frequently  with  supervisors,  etc  4              42  26 

To  select  school  supervisors 5              42  26 

To  keep  what  records  of  schools,  etc 6              42  26 

To  notify  State  Supt.  who  are  school  officers  7              42  26 

To  decide  disputes  and  refer  his  decisions  8              42  26 

To  guard  county's  interest  as  to  money ....  9              42  27 

To  look  after  school  buildings 9              42  27 

When  to  revoke,  or  suspend,  certificates ....  10              42  27 
To  forward  to  State  Supt.  monthly  list  of 

polls  paid   11              42  27 

To  take  school  census 12              42  27 

Discretionary  powers  of 27  166 

To  make  certain  report  to  Comptroller  (Ch. 

6831)     140-3 

To  conduct  county  examinations 53  31 

To  make  annual   report  to  State   Superin- 
tendent, When  20  163 

To  give  notice  of  teachers'  examinations.  . .  21  163 

To  appoint  assistant  examiners,  When ....  22  163 
To  require  endorsement  of  character  from 

applicants   23  164 

When  to  appoint  teachers,  etc 24  164 

How  to  proceed  with  examination  questions  60  32 

Mode  of  conducting  examinations 61  33 

May  endorse  certain  certificates 76  39 

May  revoke  certificates 78  40 

Power  as  to  granting  life  certificates 77  40 


248 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  1'age. 


To  follow  graduation  sheet  in  issuing  certifi- 
cates    SO  41 

Must  keep  county  examination  papers  for 

one  year 81  41 

To  have  same  control  of  Special  Tax  Schools 

as  of  others 1 1  (>  r>4 

Monthly  reports  of  Treasurer  to  be  filed 

with  47  29 

Duties  pertaining  to  county  line  pupils.  ...  7       11 

Not  to  be  interested  in  sale  or  adoption  of 

school  books  li)9  85 

Penalty  for  violation  of  examination  laws.  20'}       87 

To  report  tuition  fees  to  County  Board 14     162 

May  suspend  or  close  a  school 26     KM 

To  be  satisfied  that  teachers  hold  legal  cer- 
tificates before  contracting  with  them...  29  l(>r> 

Salaries  regulated  according  to  receipts 

(Ch.  5658' 120 

COUNTY  TREASURER— 

To  be  Treasurer  of  Board  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion    :u  is 

Office    abolished    (Chapter    6932,    Laws    of 

1915)     155-9 

COURSE  OF  STUDY— 

Uniform,  County  Board  to  prescribe 11  161 

Elementary,  Law  regarding 93  5       4(> 

On  alcoholic  beverages  and  narcotics,  Law 

regarding 16  145-7 

High  School,,  Law  regarding 96-7      46 

Teacher-Training,  Law  regarding 210-12       89 

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DAYS— 

Arbor  Day 43 

13     161 


249 


Para-      Section  or . 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


Mother's  Day  84   43 

See  School  Day. 

Vacation  and   holidays 6       11 

DEBTS,  EX1ST1NG- 

Not   violated   by    restriction    on    borrowing 
money    33      22 


DECISION  OF  APPEALS 

By  State  Superintendent 6  12       13 

By   State  Board  of  Education 3  17       15 

DEFACEMENT  OF  BUILDING— 

Teacher  to  protect  school  property  against.        3  83      43 

Penalty  for  certain  defacement 194      84 

DEPARTMENT     OF     PUBLIC      INSTRUC- 
TION— 

State    SVIJKM  in rendent    11-15       12-14 

State  Board  of  Education 16-18       14-15 

Officers  of   10       12 

I )  I S-ESTABL 1 SHMENT— 

Of  Special  Tax  District 125       58 

DISPUTES  OR  DIFFERENCES— 

To  be  entertained  by  State  Board,  When.  3  17       15 

County  Snpt.  to  decide  and  refer  to  Co.  Bd, .        8  42       26 

DISSATISFIED  EXAMINEE— 

May  appeal  from  grading  committee's  report  81       42 

DISTRICT— 

School  Districts,  Constitution  for 10  XII         7 

Town  or  City  may  constitute 11  XII         7 


250 


Para-      Section  -or 

graph.        Article.  I'age. 


School  Board  Districts 40      24 

See  School  District;  Special  Tax  District; 
School  Board  District. 

DISTEICT  SCHOOI^  FUNDS— 

For  what  to  be  expended  (Constitution) ...      11  XII        7 

Forfeiture  of  funds 9       12 

DISTKICT  SCHOOL  TAX- 

Constitution  for   10            XII  7 

Where  and  for  what  purpose  expended 11           XII  7 

Proceedure  to  levy 108  52 

Election  biennially  to  fix  millage 114  54 

Trustees  to  notify  Assessor  what  millage  to 

levy    118  55 

DIVERSION  OF  SCHOOL  FUNDS— 
Illegal    13  XII        7 

DOUBT  AS  TO  MEANING  OF— 
Examination  question,  proceedure 60      32 

DUTIES  OF  STATE  SUPERINTENDENT— 

To  be  prescribed  by  law  (Const.) 2  XII        3 

Law  prescribing 12       12 

DUTIES  OF  EXAMINER— 

Law  prescribing  61       33 

DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS— TEACHERS  ARE 

DIRECTED-^ 
To  see  that  children  advance  in  studies  and 

develop  in  character 1  83      42 

To  require  certain  conduct  and  habits 2  83      43 

To  prevent  injury  to  property 3  83       43 


251 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

To  prevent  improper  conduct  of  pupils 4  83  43 

To  punish  without  severity 5  83  43 

To  suspend  for  certain  offences 5  83  42 

To  hold  two  examinations  yearly 6  83  43 

To  deliver  keys  and  property  to  Supervisor.  7  83  43 
To  conform  to  Regulations  of  Department, 

etc 7  83  43 

DUTY  OF  CIRCUIT  COURT  CLERK— 

To  file  financial  statements,  etc 48      30 

DUTY  OF  COUNTY  TREASURER— 

To  file  monthly  report  with  County  Supt ...  47      29 

DUTY  OF  SCHOOL  OFFICERS— 

To  qualify  within  ten  days  after  notice,  etc.        1  23       16 

To  give  bond  before  -receiving  moneys,  etc ...        2  23       16 

DUTY  OF  SCHOOL  SUPERVISORS— 

Statement  of  43      28 

DUTY  OF  STATE  TREASURER— 

As  to  amounts  due  Counties 44      29 

DUTY  OF  TAX  COLLECTOR— 
To  collect  amounts  assessed,  etc 45      29 

DUTY  OF  BOARD  OF  PUBLIC  INSTRUC- 
TION- 

See  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

E. 
EDUCATION,  HIGHER— 

State  Board  of  Education  to  foster 5  17      15 

See  State  Schools. 


Para-      Section  or 

j?raph.        Article.  Page. 

ELECTION— 

Special  Tax  District 108-12  51-3 

Petition  for  election 108  51 

Matters  to  be  voted  on 108  52 

Election   of  Trustees 108  52 

Term  of  office  of  Trustees 108  52 

What     petition     to     contain — Change     of 

boundaries  therein    109  52 

Districts    continue    to    live   until    dis-estab- 

lished    109  52 

Publication  of  petition 109  52 

Publication  of  notice  of  election 110  53 

How  election  to  be  held 112  5:5 

Canvass   of  returns Ill  5.°> 

When  entitled  to  vote 113  53 

Cost  of  election,  How  paid 113  54 

Election  to  be  held  biennially  for  Trustees. 

etc 114  54 

Bond   election    132  61 

Compulsory  Education   election 156-75  73-9 

ELIGIBILITY    TO    SCHOOL    OFFICE,    OK 
POSITIONS— 

Regulation  of  State  Board  of  Education.  . .  1  159 

ENTRANCE,  RIGHT  OF— 

Compulsory  Attendance  Officer  has 172  79 

EXAMINATION  QUESTIONS— 

State  Supt.  to  prepare 8  12  13 

Sent  sealed  to  County  Supt 53  31 

Applicants  must  not  have  (Ch.  6165) 54-5  31 

Unlawful  to  divulge,  etc 54-5  31 

EXAMINATION  PAPERS— 

To  be  filed,  etc.  .  81  4.1 


253 

l':iru-      Section  or 

jrniph.        Article.  Page. 

EXAMINATIONS— 

Special    to    be    given    by    Stale    Supt.    for 

Special   Certificates    8  12       13 

State  Supt.  may  order  regular  examinations 
at  special  times  52       31 

Two  yearly  for  County  Certificates 50       :50 

One  must  be  held  at  County  Seat 51       :5L 

Notice  of,  Supt.  to  give 21     16:5 

Fee,  Applicant  must  pay 65      34 

Examinee  must  file  endorsement  of  charac- 
ter   2:5     161 

Form  of,  No.  50!) 185 

For  County  Certificates,  conducted  by  Coun- 
ty Supt 33       31 

For  Primary,  State  and  Special  Certificates, 

conducted  by  State  Superintendent 69-71       35-6 

Mode  of  conducting  examination 61       :5:5 

Assistants  in  conducting  examination 22     165 

Proceedure   when   doubtful    of   meaning   of 

question    60       33 

Papers  to  be  preserved  by  County  Superin- 
tendent      81      41 

Privilege  of  dissatisfied  examinee1 81      42 

Penalty  for  violating  examination  laws....  54-5!)      31-2 

203       S7 

See  Cheating  in  examination. 

See  County  and  State  Examinations. 

EXAMINATION  OF  PUPILS— 

Two  public,  yearly 6  S3       4:5 

EXAMINERS— 
Duties   61       :5:5 

EXCHANGE  PRICE  ON  BOOKS— 

Provisions  for  (Cli.  5038) 0     1 32 


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graph.        Article.  Page. 


EXEMPTIONS   FROM   COMPULSORY   AT- 
TENDANCE LAWS— 

Provisions  of  law  for 166       76 

EXPENSE  OF  RUNNING  SCHOOLS— 
Current     expenses     first     charge     against 

school  funds 49       30 

F. 
FAVORITISM— 

Board  to  avoid  in  employing  teachers 10     161 

FEE— 

For  examination  65      34 

For  appeal   81      42 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS— 

Of  County  Boards  to  be  filed  with  Circuit 
Clerk  9  32  20 

Certain  statements  must  be  sent  Comp- 
troller (Ch.  6813)  ; 140-3 

Circuit  Clerk  must  preserve  monthly  state- 
ments, etc 48  30  • ' 

FINES,  NET  PROCEEDS  OF— 

Within  County,  part  of  County  School 
Fund  9  XII  6 

FIRE  ESCAPES  AND  FIRE  DRILLS— 

Fire  escapes  mandatory 183  82 

Duties  of  County  Boards 184-5  82 

Outer  doors  of  buildings,  How  swung 186  83 

WThen  Boards  to  have  doors  changed 187  83 

Tactics  for  fire-drills,  Prescribed  by   State 

Siipt 188  83 


255 


Para-      Section  or 
graph.        Article.  Page. 


DUTY    OF    TEACHERS    TO    HAVE    FIRE 

DRILLS  MONTHLY  188      83 

(SEE  FIRE  CODE). 

Penalty    189      83 

See  Ch.  5937 127 

FIRST  GRADE  CERTIFICATES— 

Requirements  for    68  35 

Life  Extension   77  40 

Life 77  40 

Teacher-Training    3              74  38 

FLORIDA     AGRICULTURAL     AND      ME- 
CHANICAL COLLEGE  FOR  NEGROES— 
Name  of  Colored  Normal    School   changed 

to  (Ch.  5925)    121 

FLORIDA     SCHOOL     FOR     DEAF     AND 
BLIND— 

Name  of  Inst.  for  Blind,  Deaf  and  Dumb 
changed  to  (Ch.  5927) 122 

FLORIDA    STATE    COLLEGE    FOR 

WOMEN— 

Established  as  Florida  Female  College 12     101 

Name  changed  by  Ch.  5934 121 

FORFEITURE  OF  SCHOOL  FUND— 

By  County  8      11 

By  District 9       11 

FORMS— 

State  Supt.  to  prepare  and  distribute 1  12       12 

See  List  of  Forms,  pa<res  175-0. 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.       Article.  Page. 

FUNDS- 
NO  law  shall  be  enacted  authorizing  appro- 
priation of  other  than  school  purposes. . .       13  XII         7 
All    resident   youth    shall    free    instruction 

from    1       12 

County  Superintendent  and  other  officers  to 

turn  over  to  successors 24       1(5 

FUNDS,  STATE  SCHOOL— 

Who  to  manage 3  XII  5 

Sources  of   4  XII  5 

Interest  on,  How  to  be  used 4  XII  5 

Principal  of,  inviolate 5  XII  5 

Basis  of  apportionment  of  interest 7  XII  5 

State  Supt.  to  apportion 4-5  12  12 

State  Treasurer  to  keep  account  with  coun- 
ties      44  29 

FUNDS,  COUNTY  SCHOOL— 

Sources  of   8-9  XII         6 

No  law  shall  be  enacted  diverting 13  XII         7 

County  school  officers  to  be  paid  from 15  XII         8 

Monthly  report  of,  to  be  filed  by  Treasurer.  47       29 

Transference  of,  for  pupils  a  tending  school 

in  another  county 7 

When  forfeited S-9 

How  kept  and  paid  out  after  Jan.  1,  1907 

(Ch.   6932)    154-9 

FUNDS,  DISTRICT  SCHOOL— 

Constitutional   provision  for 10            XII  7 

No  law  shal  be  enacted  to  divert 13            XII  7 

Who  to  apportion,  and  proviso 117  55 

To  be  used  in   Districts   solely   for  school 

purposes    121  57 


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Para-      Section  or 

Article.  Page. 


FUNDS,  FROM  DISTRICT  BOND  ISSUE— 
See  Bonds. 

FURNITURE— 
Board  of  Pub.  Inst.  to  supply  .............        5  :>2       19 

Penalty  for  defacing  .....................  195-6       84-5 

G. 

GENERAL  OVERSIGHT— 
State    Superintendent    has    of    all    school 
affairs    ................................  Jl       i  L> 

GOVERNOR^- 

President  of  State  Board  of  Education  .....  \      3  XI1        fj 

(  16       14 

GRADATION  SHEET— 

Grading  Committee  must  make  two  copies, 

etc  ...................................  79-80       41 

County  Supt.  must  follow  in  drawing  certifi- 

cates   .................................  80       41 

GRADING  COMMITTEE— 

Shall  give  due  consideration  to  answers  of 

examinees  in  doubt  as  to  meaning-  of  ques- 

tion   ..................................  60       :\:\ 

How  appointed,  and  who  eligible  ..........  79       41 

Duties  of  ...............................  79-80       41 

Appeals  from,  and  proceedure  ............  81      42 

Pay  of  Committee  ........................  82  42 

GRADUATE  STATE  CERTIFICATES— 

How  granted,  etc  ........................  73      36 

17—  DSL 


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Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 


GRADUATES— 

Certificates  to  teach  granted  certain 73      36 

GRAMMAR  GRADES— 

Defined    92       45 

Instruction   in   95      46 

GROUNDS,  SCHOOL— 

For  school  site,  by  whom  provided 4              32  19 

Improvements  and  care  of 5              32  19 

Authority  of  teacher  on 4              83  43 

Arbor  Day,  to  be  devoted  to  planting  trees  on  13  161 

H. 
HABITS— 

What  habits  teacher  to  cultivate  in  pupils.        2  83      43 

HIGHER  EDUCATION— 

State  Board  of  Education  to  foster 5  17       15 

See  State  Schools. 

HIGH  SCHOOL— 

Grades  defined 91  45 

Junior  and  Senior,  distinguished 99  47 

Intermediate    High    Schools    (See    Regula- 
tions of  State  Board)    2  168 

Course  of  Study  (Minimum  Requirements)  .  96-97  46 

Committee  to  prepare 97  46 

Expenses  of  Committee 98  47 

State  Aid  for  High  Schools 99  47 

When  County  Board  shall  establish 5  32  19 

Who  eligible  to  attend 17  163 

HOLIDAYS— 

What  are  school  holidays.  .  6       11 


259 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

How  holidays  to  be  reported  by  teachers. . .  G       11 

HOME  DEMONSTRATION  WORK— 
See  Home  Economics. 

HOME  ECONOMICS  AND  HOME  DEMON- 
STRATION WORK— 

Departments  of,  County  Board  to  establish.  36      23 

Qualifications    and    experience    of    County 

Agents 37      24 

Joint   Supervision,  with   State  College  for 

Women 38      24 

See  Ch.  6833 147-8 

I. 

IMPARTIAL  PROVISION- 
For  both  races   (Constitution) 12  XII         7 

IMMORTALITY- 

Cause  for  revoking  a  teacher's  certificate.  . .  78       40 

Cause  for  suspending  a  pupil 5  83       43 

INJURY   TO    SCHOOL    BUILDINGS    AND 
SCHOOL  PROPERTY- 

Teacher  to  prevent  3  83      43 

INSPECTION  OF  SCHOOLS— 

By  County  Superintendent 1-2              42  25 

By  State  Superintendent 11  12 

By  State  Inspectors 106  50 

INSPECTORS  AND  CLERKS— 

Of  district   elections   appointed  by   County 

Board ..  110       53 

132       61 


260 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

To  make  returns  to  County  Board Ill       53 

132       61 

INSTITUTE   FOE  BLIND,   DEAF   AND 
DUMB— 

Name  changed  to  Fla.  School  for  Deaf  and 

Blind  (Ch.  5927)   122 

INSTITUTES— 

State  Superintendent's  power  to  hold 3  12       13 

INSTRUCTIONS— 
Regulations,    decisions,    etc.,    prepared    by 

State   Superintendent    1  12       12 

INSULTING— 

A  teacher  before  his  pupils,  Penalty  for ....  198      85 

INTEREST— 

On  borrowed  money,  How  paid 35  23 

On  State  School  Fund,  How  apportioned.  . .        4  XII  5 

7  XII  (5 

On  Special  Tax  District  Bonds 129  60 

INTEREST  IN  EDUCATION— 

County  Superintendent  to  awaken 3  42       26 

INTEREST  AND  RIGHTS  OF  COUNTY- 

Superintendent  to  protect 9  42       27 

INTERRUPTING— 

A  school,  Penalty  for 198       85 

ITEMIZED  ESTIMATE— 

County  Board  to  prepare  by  last  Monday  in 
June   .  14  32       21 


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graph.        Article.  Page. 

To  state  amounts  required  ................  14              32       21 

To  state  necessary  millage  ...............  14              32      21 

Copy  to  be  furnished  Tax  Assessor  .........  14              32       21 

Duties  of  Assessor  and  Collector  ..........  14              32      21 

Form  of  itemized  estimate  (omitted  because 

of  length). 

Trustee  to  prepare  ..........  .  ............  118      55 

Form  of  Trustee's  estimate,  No.  508  .......  183 

J. 

JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOL— 

Denned    .......................  ..........  02       45 

JUEY  (AND  MILITARY)  DUTY- 

When  teacher  not  liable  to  such  duly  ......  85       44 

K. 

KINDERGARTENS— 

Mentioned  as  not  in  Public  School  System.  .  00  45 

Establishment  by  County  Boards  author- 

ized   ..................................        1  105       50 

To  be  part  of  public  school  and  under  con- 

trol of  Principal  thereof  ................        2  105       50 

Teacher  must  be  a  graduate  ..............        3  105       50 

Diploma  as  a  certificate  ..................  3  105  50 


KNOWLEDGE— 

State  Board  to  co-operate  in  diffusing  .....        6  17       15 

County   Boards   to   perform   all    reasonable 
acts  in  diffusing  of  .....................      12  32       21 

L. 
LANDS— 

School  lands,  Management  <>('  .............        1  17       14 


262 

I'aru-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Not  to  be  sold  on  credit IS      15 

Improvement  of,  by  County  Boards 5  19       o2 

LAW  OK  LAWS— 

Eegulations  of  State  Board  have  effect  of. .        7  12       13 

20       1« 

See  State  of  Fla.,  ex  rel.  Mizelle  v.  Graham, 
67Fla.  321  (323). 

Regulations  of  County  Boards  have  effect  of  2     100 
Special  Tax  School  under  the  same  as  other- 
schools    1 10       r> » 

LIABILITY  OF  OFFICERS— 

For  loss  by  neglect,  etc 3              23  16 

24  16 

For  loss  by  another 3              23  16 

LIBERAL  BASIS  FOR  SCHOOLS— 

To  be  established  by  State  Board 5  17      1-j 

LIBERAL  MAINTENANCE— 

Of  public  schools,  Legislature  shall  provide 

for    1  XII         5 

Legislative  enactment  providing  for 99-104       47-50 

LIBRARIES— 

Constitutional  provision  for 11  XII         7 

Trustees  may  purchase  122       57 

LIFE  CERTIFICATES— 

Applicant    must    observe    regulations    and 

present  endorsements 32  165 

State  Life  Certificate 72  36 

Form  of  application  for  (Endorsement  for). 

Form   No.  513..  188 


263 

Para-  Section  Di- 
graph. Article.           Page. 

First  Grade  Life  Certificate 77      40 

Form  of  application  for,  No.  516 193 

First  Grade,  Life  Extension  Certificate.  ...  77      40 

Form  of  application  for,  No.  515 190 

Primary  Life  Certificate 77      40 

Form  of  application  for,  No.  514 189 

LOCATION  OF  SCHOOLS— 

By   County   Board,   Not   closer   than   three 

miles    ,                                                                    0  32       It) 


M. 


MAJORITY— 

Of  any  Educational  Board,  a  quorum 22       Hi 

Of  votes  cast  determines  a  question  in 

Special  Tax  District  elections 113  54 

See  Bonds  and  Compulsory  School  At- 
tendance. 

MEETINGS— 

Regular,  of  County  Boards 13              32  21 

Regular,  must  be  at  least  monthly 5  160 

Superintendent  may  call  special  meetings.  .  13              32  21 

MEMBERS    OF    BOARD    OF    PUBLIC    IN- 

STRUCTION- 

Number  of   19  15 

To  give  bond 26  17 

Not  to  contract  with  Board 39  24 

Vacancies  41  25 

*>• 

MILITARY  AND  JURY  DUTY— 

Teachers  excused  from,  When.  .  85       44 


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graph.        Article.  Page. 


MILLAGE— 

County  School  Board  to  fix 14  32  21 

Assessor  must  levy  millage  so  fixed 14  32  21 

Special  Tax  108  52 

118  55 

For  Bonds    1  142  66 

MIXED  SCHOOLS— 

Constitution  bearing  on 12  XII         7 

Penal  offense  to  mix  races  in  any  school 201       87 

MONEYS  RIGHTLY  APPLIED— 

County  Superintendent  to  see  that 9  42      27 

MONTH— 

See  School  Month. 

MONTHLY  REPORT— 

See  Teacher. 
MOTHER'S  DAY— 

First  Friday  in  November.  .  84       -13 


N 


NECESSARY  ACTS— 

County  Board  has  power  to  perform 12  32       21 


NONRESIDENTS— 

How  many  attend  a  school j 

\  123       50 

NORMAL  SCHOOLS— 

Constitutional  Provision  for 14  XII         8 

See   Abolishment   and   Re-establishment    of 

Institutions  of  Higher  Learning  (Ch.  5384)  92-119 


265 

Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

NOTICE— 

Of  election   

(See     Special    Tax    District;     Compulsory 

School  Attendance;  Bonds). 
Of  examination   21     165 

O. 

OFFICERS— 

Of  Department  of  Public  Instruction 10  12 

Qualifications  of   1  159 

Must  conform  to  all  regulations  of  Depart- 
ment   20  16 

Not  to  vote  on  own  compensation 21  16 

Duty  to  qualify,  When  and  how 1              23  16 

Must  give  bond  before  receiving  money.  ...  2              23  16 

When  personally  liable  for  loss  by  another.  3              23  16 

To  turn  money,  etc.,  over  to  successor 24  16 

To  give  receipt  for  property,  etc.,  received. .  24  17 

Removals  of,  By  whom  made 4               17  15 

Not  to  sell,  or  induce  adoptions  of  school 

books  for  pay 199  85 

Must  use  blanks  prescribed 3  160 

Compensation  to  be  paid  from  School  Funds  15           XII  8 
Attendance,  under  Compulsory  Attendance 

Laws    169-174  78-9 

I' 
PAPERS— 

Examination  papers,  to  be  preserved 81       41 

PATRONS— 

May   recommend   Supervisor 3  32  19 

May  require  High   School   established 5  32  19 

Not  authorized  to  employ  teachers 6  32  19 


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PAY  OF  COUNTY  SCHOOL  OFFICEKS— 

From  County  School  Funds   (Const.) 15  XII         8 

PENALTY— 

Forfeiture  of  school  funds 8-9       11-2 

Failure  of  Board  to  examine  books 17  32      22 

For  violation  of  examination  laws 54-59       31-32 

Divulging  information  about  questions ...  55       31 

Getting  possession  of  questions 57       32 

Having  questions   59 

Selling  questions 59       32 

By  any  Superintendent 203      87 

For  white  teachers  to  teach  negroes,   and 

vice  versa   201      87 

For  mixing  white  and  negroes  in  schools.  . .  202       87 
For  cheating  in  teachers'  examinations ....          .55,  57,  59       31-2 
For  insulting  teachers  in  presence  of  pupils  197      85 
For  interrupting  or  disturbing  a  school ....  198       85 
For  defacing  any  school  property  with  ob- 
scene thing 196       85 

For  destroying  school  house  or  property 195       84 

For  officer  or  teacher  dealing  in,  or  having 

pecuniary  interest  in  adopting  text-books  199      85 
For  sale  of  intoxicants  within  four  miles  of 

schools   200       86 

PETITION- 

For  Special  Tax  District  election,  who  to 

sign,  etc 108-9       51-2 

Must  describe  boundaries  and  be  published, 

etc 108-9 

For  bond  election  128-129 

For  Compulsory  Attendance 156 

POLL  TAXES- 
GO  to  Covntv  School  Fund.  .                                 9  XTT         6 


267 

Para-       Section  or 

graph.         Article.  Page. 

Must  be  paid  with  other  taxes  .............  1UO      83 

List  of  persons  paying  to  be  sent  State  Supt.      11  42       27 

List  to  be  preserved  in  office  of  State  Sup  t  .  .        1)  12       13 

PRESIDENT,  STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCA- 
TION- 

Governor  is  .............................        3  XII         5 

PRIMARY  CERTIFICATES— 

Requirements  for,  etc  ....................  (>')       3.1 

Testimonial  of  applicant,  Form  No.  510  ....  185 

Life  Primary  Certificate  ..................  77      40 

Testimonial  of  applicant,  Form  No.  514.  .  .  .  189 

PRIMARY  GRADES— 

Defined    .................................                        92  45 

69  35 

Instruction  in    ..........................                        93  46 

PRINCIPALS— 

Requirements    for    certain    principals    (See 

High  School  Regulations)  ..............  107-7 

PRINCIPAL  OF  STATE  SCHOOL  FUND— 

Inviolate    ...............................        5  X  II        (5 

PROPERTY,  SCHOOL— 

County  Board  may  acquire  and  hold  .......         1  i->2       18 

Complete  record  of  all  property  ..........        8  32       19 

Teachers  to  prevent  injurty  to  ............ 


PROTECT  PROPERTY- 

Teacher  to  protect  against  defacement  .....        3  83 

PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SYSTEM— 

Uniform  00 


268 

Para-      Section  or 
graph.        Article.  Page. 

Limits  of,  Defined  by  Legislature 90      45 

PUBLIC  EXAMINATIONS  OF  PUPILS— 
Two  yearly  required 6  83       43 

PUBLICATION— 

Of  Compulsory  Education  Laws 163       75 

•  175       80 

Of  petitions  and  notices  of  election. 
(See  Special  Tax  District;  Bonds,  etc.). 
Notice  of  Compulsory  Education  Election .  .  157       73 

PUNISHMENTS— 

Severe  or  degrading,  To  be  avoided 4  83      43 

PUPILS— 

Teacher  to  labor  for  advancement  of 1              83  42 

Certain  conduct  to  be  required  of 2              83  43 

Eestrictions  of 4              83  43 

Suspension  of 5              83  43 

Notice  of,  Form  No.  533 210 

Examinations  of,  two  yearly 6              83  43 

Grading  of,  County  Board  to  look  after 5              32  19 

Non-resident,  Tuition  may  be  required  of .  .  14  162 

Must  attend  their  own  district  school 17  163 

See  Attendance ;   Compulsory  School  Attend- 
ance. 

Q 

QUALIFY— 

Officers  must   1  23       16 

QUALIFICATIONS— 
Of  officers;  See  Officers. 
Of  teachers ;  See  Teachers. 
Of  voters  in  special  tax  districts 113       53 


269 

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graph.        Article.  Page. 

Of  voters  in  bond  elections 131       60 

17  XF1         8 

Of  voters  in  compulsory  education  elections  158       73 

QUESTIONS  AND  APPEALS— 

See  Appeals. 

QUESTIONS  FOR  EXAMINATIONS— 

State  Superintendent  to  prepare 53  31 

69-71  35-6 

Sent  under  seal  to  County  Superintendent.  53  31 

Penalties  for  having  and  selling 55,  57,  51)  31-2 

Doubt  as  to  meaning  of,  Examineee's 60  32 

QUORUM- 

A  majority  shall  constitute 22       16 

B 

RACES  SEPARATED— 

Both  impartial  provision  must  be  made  for 

each    . 12         7 

REAL  ESTATE  FOR  SCHOOLS— 

When  purchased  by  County  Commissioners.  41)       30 

RECEIPT— 

For  property,  and  moneys,  when  officer  to 
give    24       16 

RECORDS— 

County  Board  must  keep 8  32  19 

County  Superintendent  must  keep 6  42  27 

Of  list  of  poll  tax  payers  to  be  preserved.  11  42  27 


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EEFEEENCE  OF  APPEALS— 

By  State  Supt.  to  State  Board 6  12       13 

EEGISTEES— 

Teachers  must  use  those  prescribed 3     160 

29     165 
Eeport  of  teachers  to  be  made  in  conformity 

with  directions  given  in 29     165 

To  be  filed  with  County  Superintendent. 
(See  cover  of  Eegister.) 

EEGEADING— 

Papers  on  appeal 81       41 

EEGULAE  EXAMINATIONS- 
TWO  yearly,  and  when  called  by  State  Supt.  50  2      30-1 

EEGULATIONS  OF  DEPAETMENT  OF 
PUBLIC  INSTRUCTION— 

See  Eules  and  Eegulations. 

School  officers  must  conform  to 20       16 

State  Superintendent  authorized  to  pre- 
scribe    7  12  13 

Have  force  and  effect  of  law 20       16 

See  I/ecisio.u  of  Supreme  Court,  State  of 
Fla.,  ex  rel.f  Mizelle  v.  Graham,  67  Fla., 
321  (323). 

Of  County  Board,  force  and  effect  of 2     160 

General   Eegulations    1-3     159 

Eegarding  County  Boards,  Superintendents, 

Trustees  and  Teachers 4-30  160-5 

Applications  for  State  and  Life  Certificates.  31-3     165-6 

High  School  Eegulations 1-8     166-71 

Teacher-Training  Departments   1-10     171-4 


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EEMOVAL  OF  SCHOOL  OFFICERS— 
Constitutional   authority   for   cause  of,   By 

State  Board   4  17      15 

REPORTS— 

To  be  made  by  State  Superintendent 27             IV  9 

To  be  made  by  County  Board 8              32  20 

Of  County  Supt.  to  State  Supt.,  When  due.  .  20  163 
Certain,  shall  be  kept  by  Clerk  of  Circuit 

Court    48  30 

EEPOET,  MONTHLY— 
Of  Teacher,  must  be  filed  for  twenty  days' 

teaching    89      45 

Must  be  filed  before  teacher  draws  warrant.  89      45 

Report  for  fraction  part  of  month 89      45 

REPORT  OF  STATTE  SCHOOL 
INSPECTORS— 
Law  regarding 106       50 

REPORT  OF  TEACHER-TRAINING 
DEPARTMENTS— 

As  prescribed  by  regulations  of  State  Board 

of  Education    210       89 

Regulations    171-5 

RETURNS  OF  SCHOOL  ELECTIONS— 

Special  Tax  District Ill  53 

Bond    132  61 

Compulsory  Attendance 160  74 

RULES  AND  REGULATIONS— 

Persistent  violation  of,  Cause  for  suspend- 
ing pupil 5  So      43 


272 

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graph.        Article.  Page. 

Of  State  Board  have  force  of  law 7  12       13 

20       1(5 
See   Decision  of  Supreme   Court,   State  of 

Flav  ex  rel.,  Mizelle  v.  Graham,  67  Fla., 

321  (323). 

Of  County  Boards  have  force  of  law 2  1 00 

To  be  printed  and  filed  with  State  Dept.  of 

Pub.  Inst 12  161 

School    officers    must    conform    to    Keg.    of 

State  Board  20       10 

Eligibility  to  school  office 1  15!) 

Force  of  Eegulations 2  160 

Use  of  blanks 3  160 

School    Board    members    must    be    commis- 
sioned      4  160 

County  Boards  to  hold  regular  meetings ...  5  160 

When  warrants  issued   6  160 

When  teacher's  contract  to  be  made 7  160 

How  teachers  assigned 8  160 

When  assignment  made 9  161 

To  avoid  favoritism 10  161 

County  Board  to  prescribe  uniform  course 

of  study 11  161 

To  print  regulations 12  161 

Arbor  Day;  observance  mandatory 13  161 

Tuition  from  non-residents 14  162 

Schools  not  to  be  closer  than  three  miles.  . .  15  162 

Board  to  divide  county  into  school  districts  16  162 

To  restrict  attendance  to  proper  district. . .  17  103 
County  High   School   open   to   all   qualified 

pupils  of  county 17  163 

No  contract  valid  beyond  life  of  certificate.  18  163 

Removal  and  appointment  of  trustees 11)  16:5 

When  Supt.  to  make  annual  report 20  163 

Co.  Snpt.  to  give  notice  of  examination.  ...  21  163 


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May  appoint  assistants 22     164 

Supt.  must  require  endorsement  of  character 

from  examineees   23     164 

When  Supt.  to  appoint  teachers 24     164 

Supervisors  subject  to  government  of  Coun- 
ty Board 25     164 

Powers  of  supervisor,  or  trustees 26     164 

Nomination   of  supervisor 27     164 

Trustees  supercede  supervisor 28     164 

Primary  duty  of  teachers 29     165 

Corporal  punishment 30       165 

Applicants    for    certain    certificates    must 

present  application  and  endorsements . . .  31-2     165 

Applicants  for  Life  Certificates 32     165 

Teachers  must  advance  grade  of  certificates  33     166 

High  School  Regulations — 

How  prescribed  and  on  what  based 166 

Bequirements  for  Junior  High  Schools ....  1     167 

Intermediate  High   Schools 2     168 

Senior  High  Schools 3     169 

Meaning  of  "Teacher" 4     170 

Course  of  study  and  requirements  for  gradu- 
ation    5     170 

Uniform   examinations  recommended 6     170 

State  Diplomas  recommended 7     170 

Teacher-Tra ining  Departments — 

Qualifications  of  teachers ' 


3  172 

How  teachers  nominated  and  approved....  2  IT'J 

County  Board  to  make  what  appropriation.  4  17- 

How  salary  to  be  paid 5  1 7-'> 

No.  of  teacher-pupils  required,  qualifications  6  17-'> 

No.  of  recitations  daily,  etc 7  17."> 

18— DSL 


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Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

Term    8  174 

What   schools   may   establish   such    depart- 
ments     9  174 

Course  of  Study 10  174 

RURAL  GRADED  SCHOOLS— 

State  Aid  for 100       48 

RURAL  SCHOOL  INSPECTORS— 

Creation  of  office  and  salaries 106       50 

S. 

SALARIES  OF  COUNTY  SUPERINTEND- 
ENTS— 

Regulated  by  Chapter  5658,  Acts  of  1907.  . .  120 

Based  upon  total  annual  receipts  of  each 

county  120 

SALE  OF  SCHOOL  PROPERTY— 

Power  vested  in  County  Boards  or  in  Trus- 
tees            1  32       18 

SALE  OF  UNIFORM,  STATE  OR  SPECIAL 
EXAMINATION  QUESTIONS— 

Penalties    59      32 

See  Cheating 

SANITARY  PRECAUTIONS— 

Text  of  Law  (Ch.  6836) 181-2       81-2 

152-3 

Facilities  for  nature's  conveniences 181       SI 

Duty  of  State  Board  of  Health 181       82 

Penalty  1*2       S2 


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SCHOLARSHIPS— 

At  University  and  State  College  for  Women      15  32      22 

Provided  for  in  Buckman  Bill,  Chapter  5384  24     111 

Agricultural     Scholarship     at     University, 
Chapter  6837   (1915) 153-4 

SCHOOL  AGE— 

Limits  of  1  10 

2  32  18 

SCHOOL  BOARD— 

See  Board  of  Public  Instruction. 

SCHOOL  BOARD  DISTRICT— 

Each  county  to  be  divided'  into  three,  By 

whom    40       24 

SCHOOL  BONDING  DISTRICT— 

Must  be  a  Special  Tax  District 17  XII         8 

See  Bonds,  Special  Tax  District. 

SCHOOL  BOOK  COMMISSION:  UNIFORM 
TEXT-BOOKS— 

See  State  Text-Book  Commission. 

SCHOOL  BOOKS  FURNISHED  FREE  TO 
CERTAIN— 

Boards  of  Pub.  Inst.,  or  Trustees,  to  furnish 

books  free  to  certain  children 155       72 

SCHOOL  BUILDINGS— 

Construction  and  repair  of 5  32       19 

See  Buildings. 

SCHOOL  CENSUS— 

To  be  in  ken  f  very  ten  years 12  42       27 

10  32       22 


Para-      Section  or 

graph.        Article.  Page. 

SCHOOL  DAY— 

Fixed  by  County  Board,  within  limits 5       11 

Twenty  days  in  a  school  month 5       .11 

SCHOOL  DISTRICT— 
See  Board  of  Public  Instruction ;  Special  Tax 

District. 

Bonds  and  tax  for  sinking  fund 17  XII         8 

Constitution  for    10-11  XII         7 

Division    of    County    into    and    attendance 

therein  (Reg.  State  Board) 16     162 

Town  or  city  may  constitute 11  XII         7 

SCHOOL  EXAMINATION- 

Teacher  must  hold  at  close  of  each  term.  ...        6  83       43 

SCHOOL  FUNDS— 

Nor  divertible    (Const.) 13  XII         7 

See  Funds;  also  County  School  Funds,  Dis- 
trict School  Funds,  State  School  Funds. 

SCHOOL  FURNITURE- 

See  Furniture. 

SCHOOL  GROUNDS— 
See  Grounds. 

SCHOOL  HOLIDAYS- 
See  Holidays. 

SCHOOL  HOUSE- 

County  to  provide  for  heating,  etc 5               :\'2  10 

Care  of  by  teacher 3              S3  i:\ 

Authority  of  teacher  in  or  near 4               S3  -13 

Sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  in  four  miles  of  UOO  $f> 
See 


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SCHOOL  LANDS— 

Proceeds  of  sale  of  go  to  State  School  Fund  4            XII  5 

Twenty-five  per  cent,  of  all  public  lands.  ...  4         XII  (> 

State  Board  of  Education  to  manage 1               17  14 

Not  to  be  sold  on  credit 18  15 

See  Lands. 

SCHOOL  LAWS— 
To  be  printed  and  distributed  by  State  Supt.        1  12       12 

SCHOOL  LEVY— 
See  Tax. 

SCHOOL  LI  BRA  R  IKS 
See  Libraries. 

SCHOOL  MONTH- 

Defined  as  20  days 5       1J 

SCHOOL  OFFICERS— 

State  Superintendent;  See  State  Supt. 

State  Board  of  Education ;  See  State  Board 
of  Education. 

County  Superintendent;  See  County  Super- 
intendent. 

County  Board  of  Public  Instruction;  See 
Board  of  Publication. 

Supervisors;  See  Supervisors. 

Trustees ;  See  Trustees  and  Special  Tax 
District. 

SCHOOL  PROPERTY— 

Titles  to  be  vested  in  County  Board 28  18 

1  32  18 

When  in  District  Board 1  32  18 

Duty  of  County  Board  to  obtain  titles.  .  1  32  18 


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graph.         Article.  i'agp. 

Special  Tax  School  Districts  may  own 1  32       18 

Key  to  be  delivered  by  teachers,  When 7  83      43 

SCHOOL  SITES— 

County  Board  to  select;  Requirements  in..        1  32       19 

To  be  provided  by  County  Board 5  32       19 

SCHOOL  SUPERVISORS— 

See  Supervisor. 

SCHOOL  TEACHER— 
See  Teacher. 

SCHOOL  TERM- 

Defined — Four  months f»       II 

Minimum    2  32       IS 

SCHOOL  TRUSTEES— 
Defined. 
See  Trustees. 

SCHOOL  UNIT— 
The  county  is  the  school  unit 107       51 

SCHOOL  YEAR— 

Beginning  and  end  2  10 

4  11 

Defined  as  to  limits 5  11 

Financial  apportionment  forfeited  in  certain 

cases    9  12 

SCHOOLS— 

Normal  Schools   (Const.) 14            XII  8 

Establishment  and  maintenance  of  schools.  1  10 

Xot  to  be«'in  before  July  1st 3  10 


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Time  of  opening  and  closing  to  be  fixed  by 

Board    3-4  10 

Schools  are  under  general  management  of 

State  Superintendent 11  12 

Under  oversight  of  Supervisor  or  Trustees.  25  164 
Under  special  management  of  County  Super- 
intendent            1  42  25 

4  42  26 

8  42  26 

25  120 

Located  and  maintained  by  County  Board.      2  32  18 

Location  of  schools,  Duty  of  Supt.  as  to ....        1  42  25 

Minimum  annual  term  for 2  32  18 

Not  to  be  located  n rarer  than  three  miles.  .    *    ft  32  18 

Superintendent  to  keep  record  of ft  42  2ft 

SEAL— 

State  Supt.  to  have  seal ;  Purposes  of 13       14 

Examination  seal   53       31 

SECOND  GRADE  CERTIFICATE— 

Requirements  for    67       34 

SECRETARY  OF  BOARD— 
See  State  Board;  County  Board. 

SECTARIAN  SCHOOLS— 

School  funds  not  to  be  used  for 13  XII         7 

.SPECIAL  CERTIFICATES— 

Requirements A) 

Testimonial  for.  Form  No.  511 

See   High    School    Regulations 

SPECI AL  EX  A  M I N  ATI  ( )NS— 

State  Supt.  may  order 8  12       13 

52       31 


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SPECIAL  SCHOOLS  CREATED  BY  LEG  IS 
LATURE:  SCHOOLS  FOR  TEACHERS 
AND  FOR  HIGHER  EDUCATION— 

Summer  Schools  for  Teachers,  State 204  88 

209  89 

Teacher  Training  Departments,  County 210-212  89 

Industrial  Schools  for  Boys  and  Girls 213-215  90 

Florida  School  for  the  Deaf  and  Blind 216  90 

Agricultural    and    Mechanical    College    for 

Negroes    217  91 

University  of  Florida 218  91 

Florida  State  College  for  Women 218  91 

Board  of  Control,  Authority  of 219-229  91 

Regulations  of  State  Board  of  Education.  .  219-220  91 

Buckman  Bill    (Chapter  5384) 92-119 

SPECIAL  SESSION- 

Of  County  Board,  Superintendent  to  call..       13  32  21 

Form  of  notice,  No.  534 211 

SPECIAL  TAX  DISTRICT  BONDS— 

Constitution  for    17  XII  <S 

How  issued,  etc.  (Ch.  6542) 128  59 

145  69 
See  Bonds. 

SPECIAL  TAX  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS— 

Constitutional    provisions  for 10-11  XII  7 

17  XII  8 

1.  Process  of  establishing 10  XII  7 

2.  Tax,  voted  by  taxpayers 10  XII  7 

17  XII  8 

3.  Bonds    17  XII  8 

Legislative     provisions     for     Special     Tax 

School    Districts    107  51 

145  69 


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Defined  107  51 

How  established  108  51 

Duty  of  County  Board 108  51 

Certain  petition  required 108  51 

Certain  matters  determined  by  vote 108  52 

Ballot 108  52 

Form  of  Ballot  124  58 

Term  of  office  for  Trustees 108  51 

What  petition  to  show 109  52 

Notice  of  election  110  53 

Canvass  of  returns , Ill  53 

Election,  How  held 112  53 

Who  entitled  to  vote 113  53 

How  cost  of  election  paid 113  54 

Tax  to  be  voted,  and  Trustees  to  be  elected 

biennially  114  54 

Trustees  to  have  supervision  of  School  with- 
in District  115  54 

Removal  of  Trustees,  and  filling  of  vacancies  115  54 
Relative  powers  of  County  Board  and  of 

Trustees  116  54 

Trustees  direct  application  of  District 

Funds  117  55 

Trustees'  Itemized  Estimate 118  55 

County  Commissioners  to  assess  millage  as 

ordered  by  Trustees 119  56 

Comptroller's  duty  119  56 

Duty  of  Board  of  Public  Instruction 120  56 

Must  add  amount  set  aside  by  Trustees  for 

salaries  to  amounts  prorated  by  Board  to 

school  120  56 

How  Special  Tax  Fund  paid  out 120  57 

Liability  of  Treasurer 120  57 

Requisitions  from  Trustees  before  fund  paid 

out  121  57 


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Fund  to  be  disbursed  solely  within  Special 

School  District  121  57 

Trustees  not  to  contract  with  themselves .  . .  121  57 

Trustees  to  be  a  corporation 122  58 

How  non-resident  children  may  attend 123  58 

Voting  for  establishment  of  District,  etc .  . .  124  59 
How  limits  of  District  extended  or  con 

tracted  125  59 

How  District  abolished 125  59 

Cannot  be*  abolished  until  debts  paid 125  59 

Election  to  extend  limits,  etc 126  59 

Tax  Assessors  to  notify  County  Boards  of 

amounts    assessed    in    each    Special    Tax 

District  127  60 

How  bonds  issued,  See  Bonds. 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION— 

Constitutional  provisions;  Personel  of 3           XII         5 

Constitutional  powers  of   3           XII         5 

President  and  Secretary 3           XII         5 

Management  of  school   lands 1               17  14 

Management  of  State  School  Fund 2               17  14 

Decide  appeals  when  referred 3               17  15 

Prescribe  manner  of  conducting  arbitrations  3              17  15 

May  remove  subordinates  for  cause 4               17  15 

To  establish  liberal  basis  for  schools 5               17  15 

To  co-operate  with  State  Superintendent ...  6              17  15 

STATE  BOARD  OF  HEALTH— 

To  have  charge  of  medical  inspection 176-80  80-81 

To  approve  certain  plans  for  school  closets.  181  82 

STATE  CEKTTFICATK— 

By  whom  issued  and  prerequisites 71  36 

indorsement     for     examination,     and     fee, 

65  34 

31  167 


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Form  of  application  for  examination,   No. 

512    187 

Form  of  endorsement  for,  No.  538 214 

Form  of  Certificate,  No.  523 202 

Life  Certificate  granted  certain  holders  of.  72       36 

Graduate   State   Certificate 73       3(> 

See  Certificates. 

STATE  COLLEGES  FOB  WOMEN— 

Name  of  Florida  Female  College  changed  to 

(Ch.  5924)    , . .  . .  121 

Set"  Abolishment  and  Re-establishment,  etc.  92-119 

STATE  SCHOOLS— 

Re-establishment  of   (Chapter  5384) 93-119 

University  of  Florida 218       91 

Florida  State  College  for  Women 218       91 

Summer  Schools  for  Teachers,  State 204-9       88-9 

Florida  School  for  the  Deaf  and  Blind 216       90 

Florida  Agricultural    and   Mechanical   Col- 
lege for  Negroes   217      91 

State  Board  to  establish   Teacher-Training 

Departments    210-12       89-90 

Industrial  Schools  for  Boys  nnd  Girls 213-5       00 

Board  of  Control,  Authority  of 219-20       91 

State  Board  of  Education.   Authority   and 

Regulations  of  219       91 

Bucknian  Bill   (Chap KM-  r>:584) 93-119 

Special  Tax  for,  Constitutional  Amendment 

•   not  ratified    16  XII         S 

STATE  SCHOOL  FIND- 
See  Fund:  also  Moneys. 


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STATE    SUPERINTENDENT    OF    PUBLIC 
INSTRUCTION— 

An  administrative  officer  (Consti.) 20              IV  9 

Constitutional  powers  and  duties  of 25-27  IV  9 

Duties  to  be  prescribed  by  law XII  5 

Term  of  office 2           XII  5 

Member  of  State  Board  of  Education 3           XII  5 

Secretary  of  State  Board  of  Education :>           XII  5 

Head  of  Department  of  Public  Instruction.  10-11  12 
Given  general  oversight  of  the  school  affairs 

of  the  State 11  12 

Residence  and  office  of 14  12 

Special  Duties  of 12  12 

To  prepare  and  distribute  laws,  forms,  etc..  1              12  12 

To  call  conventions  of  school  officers 2               12  12 

To  hold  Teachers'  Institutes. 3              12  13 

To  apportion  school  funds 4               12  13 

To  make  discretionary  appointments 5               12  13 

To  entertain  and  decide,  or  refer,  appeals.  .  6              12  13 
To  prescribe  rules  and  regulations  for  De- 
partment      7              12  13 

To  prepare  questions  for  county  examina- 
tions     8              12  13 

Authority  relative  to  examinations 52  30 

To  hold  examinations  for  State  Certificates  8              12  13 

To  grant  Life  Certificates 8              12  13 

To  order  additional  county  examinations .  .  8               12  13 

52  31 

To  keep  record  of  persons  paying  poll  tax.  .9  12  13 
To    make    nominations    for    vacancies    on 

School  Boards   41  25 

To  nominate  Rural  School  Inspectors 106  50* 

Salary  of   15  14 

Seal  of  office,  and  of  State  Board 14  14 

State  Board  of  Education  to  co-operate  with  6               17  15 


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To  revoke  certificates 78       40 

STATE  COLLEGE  FOE  WOMEN— 

Name  of  Florida  Female  College  changed  to 

(Ch.  5924)    121 

See  Abolishment  and  He-establishment,  etc  92-110 

STATE    TEXT-BOOK    COMMISSION,    AND 
UNIFOEM  TEXT-BOOKS— 

State  Text-Book  Commission  created    (Ch. 

6178) 146       69 

1  125 

Duty  to  adopt  a  uniform  system  of  Text- 
Books    146       69 

1  125 
Powers  of  Commission  to  adopt  books 147-8       69-70 

2-6  126-8 

Adoption  to  continue  five  years 147       69 

2  126 
Unlawful  to  use  other  books 147       69 

2  126 

Books  adopted  on  what  subjects 147  70 

2  126 

Sub-Commission   (Note)    70 

Duties  of  Sub-Commission • 3  127 

Eeport  of  Sub-Commission  to  be  considered  148  70 

6  128 
Commission  to  consider  themselves   merits 

of  books,   etc 148  70 

6  128 

To  use  best  judgment  in  selection  of  books.  148  70 

6  128 
Later  changes  in  books  not  to  exceed  ten  per 

cent,  per  annum,  etc 149  70 

9  133 

Books  previously  used  to  be  exchanged 150  71 

10  184 


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Governor's  proclamation  151       71 

12  135 
When  uniform  Series  to  be  introduced  to 

exclusion  of  other  books 152       71 

16  138 

Supplementary  Books    152       71 

16  138 

Penalty  for  use  of  other  books 153       71 

18  138 

Extension  of  term  of  contracts 154       72 

149-50 

When  free  text-books  to  be  furnished 155       72 

Appointment  of  Sub-Commission   3  126 

Duties,  and  affidavit 3  127 

Report  to  Commission ;  how  opened 4  127 

Oath  of  Sub-Commission 5  128 

Organization  of  Commission   7-8  129-30 

To  notify   publishers,   require  bond   or  de- 
posit, and  make  contracts 8  130- 1 

Penalty  when  publishers  fail  to  execute  con- 
tracts      8  131 

Books   must   be   up   to   sample   with    price 

printed  therein    9  132 

Price  to  be  equal  to  lowest  anywhere 9  133 

Commission  may  sue  on  bond 9  133 

Change  in  contract  permissable 9  133 

State  not  liable  to  publishers 10  134 

Commission    may    reject    all    bids    and    re- 
advertise    11  134 

To  require  cash  deposits  with  bids 11  135 

Governor's  proclamation  12  135 

Contractors    must    maintain    agencies    and 

furnish   books  13  136 


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School  Boards  may  sue  for  failure  to  furnish 

books  13  136 

Commission  to  make  regulations;  to  make 

new  contracts  at  end  of  five  years,  etc ...  14  137 

How  high  school  books  adopted 14  137 

Free  book  counties 14  137 

State  Supt.  to  publish  adopted  list 15  138 

How  patrons  may  procure  books 17  138 

Penalty  for  overcharge. 19  139 

Sub-Commission  to  be  paid 20  139 

STATE  TREASURER— 

Member  of  State  Board  of  Education 3  XII         5 

See  Treasurer,  State. 

SUB-DISTRICTS— 

See  Special  Tax  School  Districts. 

SUCCESSORS— 

To  be  delivered  school  effects,  and  to  give 
receipts    24       16 

SUMMER  SCHOOLS  FOR  TEACHERS— 

Created,  and  provisions  of  law  for 204-9       88-9 

150-2 

SUNDRY  PROVISIONS— 

Poll  Tax   190       83 

Collectors  to  furnish  to  Board  list  of  polls 

paid 191       S4 

Treasurer  of  School  Funds 192       84 

(See  Depository  Banks). 

Fees  of  Treasurer  10?       84 

Exemptions  from  Jury  Duty 104       84 


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SUPERINTENDENT— 

State,  See  State  Superintendent. 
County,  See  County  Superintendent. 

SUPERVISOR— 

An  officer  of  department 10       12 

To  supervise  schools  and  to  report  to  Board 

monthly    1               43       28 

3  32       19 

How  appointed   3              32       19 

Forms  for,  Nos,  5024 178-9 

Superintendent  to  select 5              42       26 

Superintendent  to  confer  with  frequently  4              42       26 

Special   duties   of 43       28 

To  supervise  school  and  report  monthly. ...  1              43      28 
To  supervise  property  and  procure  copy  of 

school  laws  2               43      28 

To  co-operate  with  teacher 3              43       28 

To  review  suspensions  and  report  promptly 

to  Supt 3              43       28 

Trustees  supercede  as  to  duties,  etc 115      54 

Supervisor,  or  Trustees,  to  be  notified   by- 
teacher  of  suspension  of  pupil r>              83       43 

When  teacher  is  to  deliver  keys  to,  etc 7              83       43 

To  nominate  teachers. 

To  be  furnished  with  description  of  territory 

in  jurisdiction   17  164 

A  position  of  oversight,  not  of  control 25  166 

How  governed    25  166 

Powers  of,  defined 26  166 

SUPERVISOR  OF  REO1STRATTON- 

Duty  of  relative  to  school  districts 112       52 

SUPPORT  AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  PUP» 
LTC  SCHOOLS— 

Legislature  shall   provide  for 1  XTT         5 


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graph.        Article.  Page. 

Interest  from  State  School  Fund,  How  ap- 
plied to   3           XII  5 

One  mill  tax  provided  in  Constitution 6           XII  5 

How  Constitutional  Funds  apportioned 7           XII  0 

Only  Constitutional  use  for  County  Fund.  .  9           XII  0 
Legislative  provisions  for  support  and  main- 
tenance of  Public  Schools 99  47 

104  50 

SUSPENS10N- 

Of  pupils,  When  teacher  to  enforce 5  83      43 

Notice,  Form  of,  No.  533 210  11 

Supervisor  (or  Trustees)  to  review 3  43      28 

To  be  reported  to  County  Superintendent  3  43       28 

Of  Teacher's  Certificate,  See  Certificates. 


TAX  ASSESSOKS— 

Must    assess    millage    ordered    by    County 

Board    12  32       21 

Must  furnish   School   Board,  by  Oct.   1  of 
each  year,  amount  of  Special   Taxes  as- 
sessed in  several  Special  Tax  Districts. 
See  Ch.  5962,  Laws  of  1909  (p.  162). 

TAX,  CAPITATION  (OK  POLL)- 

Part  of  County  School  Fundd 9  XLI         (I 

Monthly    list   persons   paying   to   be   given 

Board  and  sent  State  Superintendent.  .  .  191       84 

11  42       27 

TAX  COLLECTOK— 

Must  collect  taxes  assessed 14  32       21 

119       56 
Shall  receive  only  current  funds  in  payment 

of  taxes   45       29 

19— DSI, 


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To  pay  County  Treasurer  monthly 47  29 

Poll  Tax  records  of,  County  Board  Pub. 

Inst.  to  examine  17  32  22 

No  receipt  for  other  tax  until  poll  tax  is 

paid  190  83 

To  file  monthly  certified  list  of  poll  tax 

payers  with  Board  of  Pub.  Inst 191       84 

TAX,  COUNTY  SCHOOL— 

Not  less  than  three,  nor  more  than  seven, 
mills    4  XII         5 

TAX,  DISTRICT  SCHOOL— 

Not  more  than  three  mills  (Const.) 10           XII  7 

Five  Mills  additional  for  Bonds '.  .  17           XII  8 

Voted  at  special  elections 108-14  52-4 

132  61 

Vote  required  to  determine 108  52 

Vote  required  for  Bonds  and  Bond  Tax ....  132-3  61 

Qualifications  for  electors  for  Special  Dis- 
trict Tax  113  53 

Qualifications  of  voters  in  bond  elections.  ..  17           XII  8 

131  60 

Trustees  to  file  estimate  and  certify  millage  118  55 

Board  of  Public  Instruction  to  pass  certain 

resolution  for  Bond  tax.' 142  '66 

County  Commissioners   to  order  levy,   and 

have  collected   119  56 

142  66 

County  Treasurer  to  hold  all  District  Taxes 
except  Bond  Tax,  and  pay  out  subject  to 

warrant    121  57 

Bond  moneys  deposited  in  certain  banks.  .  .  1             138  62 

How  Bond  moneys  paid  out 2             138  64 


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Manner  of  assessing  Bond  tax,  disposition, 

etc 142       66-67 

See  Special  Tax  Districts. 

TAX,  ONE-MILL  STATE— 

Constitutional    levy    6  XII         6 

Apportioned  among  counties  on  what  basis        7  XII         6 

TEACHERS— 

Must  hold  valid  certificate  in  order  to  teach  62      33 

29     164 

High    School — Certificates   for    (High    Sch. 

Reg.)     1-4     167-70 

What  all  teachers  are  directed  by  law  to  do  83      42-3 

To  be  assembled  in  Institutes  by  State  Supt.        3  12       13 

County  Board  to  employ,  contract  with,  and 

pa}^ 6  32       19 

Must  file  report  before  drawing  warrant. . .  89       45 

How  to  report  holidays 89      45 

What  teachers  must  be  appointed  on  grad- 
ing committees  79  41 

To  be  informed  as  to  cause  of  revoked  cer- 
tificate, and  have  right  of  appeal 10  42  27 

To  be  valid  all  certificates  must  be  issued 
under  Florida  law  and  be  obtained  in  this 
State  62  33 

Primary  duty  of,  as  to  certificate,  contract, 
etc.  (Reg.)  29  166 

General  duties  of 83       42-3 

1.  With  regard  to  advancement  of  pupils. .        1  83      42 

2.  To  require  certain  habits  and  conduct  of 

pupils    ..' 2  83  42 

To  prevent  injury  to  school  building.  . .  3  83  43 
To  enforce  needful  restricts  as  to  con- 
duct in  and  near  school 4  83  43 


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5.  To  suspend  pupils   for   certin.  offences. 

and  to  give  certain  notice 5  8.°.       43 

6.  To  hold  term  examinations r>  8:5       43 

7.  To  deliver  school  property,  and  conform 

to  regulations  7  83  43 

When  exempt  from  military  and  jury  duly.  85  44 

Temporary  absence  of,  How  filled 86  44 

Substitute  must  be  approved,  By  whom ....  86  44 

Must  procure  leave  of  absence,  When 87  44 

Pay  forfeited  in  certain  cases 88  44 

Concerning  Contract  and  compensation 

(Keg.)  7  160 

When  Superintendent  to  appoint  (Reg.)...  24  164 

Supervisor  and  patron  not  to  employ  (Reg.  i  8  1.60 
When  and  how  County  Boards  to  assign 

(Reg.)  .v  1(51) 

Duties  concerning  Arbor  Day  (Reg.) 13  161 

Limitation  as  to  term  of  contract  (Reg. )  ...  18  163 

May  inflict  corporal  punishment  (Reg.)  ....  30  165 
Not  to  deal  in  or  influence  the  adoption  of 

of  school  books  for  a  consideration 199  85 

Penalty  for  insult  to 197  85 

Cee  Contract ;  Report ;  Certificates. 

TEACHERS'  CERTIFICATES— 

See  Certificates. 

TEACHERS'  INSTITrTES— 

State  Supt.  to  hold  nnd  employ  instructors 
for    3  12       13 

TEACHER-TRAIN  ING  CERTIFICATES— 

Grades  of,  and  how  granted 74       37 


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TEACHER-TRAINING  DEPARTMENTS  IN 
HIGH  SCHOOLS— 
Law  establishing- 210-2      89 

TERM  OF  OFFICE— 

Of  State  Superintendent 2  XII         5 

Of  County  Superintendent  (4  years) 

Of  School   Trustee 10  XII         5 

TEXT-BOOK  COMMISSION— 
Seee  School  Book  Commission. 

THIRD  GRADE  CERTIFICATE— 

Requirements  for,  and  how  issued 06       34 

Teacher-Training  Certificate    1  74       37 

TITLE  TO  SCHOOL  PROPERTY- 

State,  vested  in  State  Board 35     117 

County,  vested  in  County  Hoard.  .  ,  .  j 

)       1  32       18 

District,  vested  in  Trustees.  , 1  32       18 

TOWN  OR  CITY— 

May  constitute  a  School   District   (Const.).      11  XII         7 

TREASURER,  COUNTY— 

An  officer  of  the  Department 10       12 

Duty  to  endorse  warrants  for  borrow  money  34      23 
Treasurer  of  County  School  Funds,  and  to 

receive  all  moneys  going  to 46      2!) 

To  receive  certain  funds  from  Comptroller.  1.19       50 
To  be  succeeded  by  Banks  as  depositories 

(Ch.  6932)    155-9 

Liable  on  bond  for  District  funds 120       56 

All  countv  funds  go  to.  .  46       29 


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To  file  monthly  financial  statements   with 

County   Supt 47  29 

Office    abolished    after   Jan.    1,    1917    (Ch. 

6932)    155-9 

TRUSTEES— 

Constitutional  provision  for 10           XTT  7 

Power  to  grant  teachers  leave  of  absence. . .                       86  44 

88  44 

May  allow  absence  to  be  made  up 88  44 

Election  of 108  51 

112  53 

114  54 

Notice  of  election,  Form  No.  505 180 

Term  of  office  of  (Two  years) 108  52 

114  54 
Commission  and  acceptance,  Form  506  and 

507 181-2 

Succeed  Supervisor   115  54 

28  166 

General  powers  of 115  54 

116  54 

Removal  of   115  54 

19  164 

Vacancies  on  Board  of 115  54 

19  164 

May  nominate  teachers  with  valid  Florida 

Certificates  116  55 

County  Board  may  reject  nominations  of. .  116  55 
Have  right  to  direct  application  of  District 

Funds  117  55 

To  prepare  certain  Itemized  Estimate  yearly  118  55 

What  Estimate  to  show 118  55 

Form  of.  No.  508..  183-4 


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To  be  made  in  triplicate,  aud  copies  filed 
with  County  Boards  and  with  Comp- 
troller    118  56 

Duty  of  County  Commissioners  to  order  as- 
sessment and  collection  of  millage  desig- 
nated by  the  Board  of  Trustees 119  56 

Duty  of  State  Comptroller  to  collect  taxes 
due  from  railway  and  telegraph  proper- 
ties at  millage  designated  in  Trustees' 
estimate  110  56 

Duty  of  County  Board  as  to  use  of,  and  pay- 
ing out  of,  Special  Tax  Funds 120  56 

County  Treasurer  liable  on  bond  for  all  Dis- 

Funds  120  56 

Fund  set  apart  for  teachers  subject  to  no 

other  requisition  121  57 

District  Funds  to  be  disbursed  solely  for 

school  within  District  121  57 

Trustees  not  to  contract  with  themselves.  . .  121       57 

Trustees  shall  be  a  corporation,  and  have 

corporate  powers  122  57 

County  Board  must  approve  all  debts  of .  .  .  122       57 

When  and  how  non-residents  may  be  ad- 
mitted to  Special  Tax  Schools 123  57 

Form  of  ballot  for  Trustees,  etc 124       58 

To  provide  fire  escapes  for  buildings,  etc . . .  183-87      82-JB 

To  be  furnished  with  description  of  district 

supervised  16  162 

IT 

UNGRADED  SCHOOLS— 

State  Aid  to  be  based  on  attendance 103  49 

104  49 

Act  declared  unconstitutional  (Note) 50 


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UNIFORM  COURSE  OF  STUDY- 
County  Boards  to  prescribe 11     161 

UNIFORM    SYSTEM    OF    PUBLIC    FKKK 

SCHOOLS— 

Demanded    .' 1            XII         5 

Established,  and  maintenance  mandatory.  .  1  10 

To  provide  for  twelve  grades 90  45 

Other  schools,  as  established  by  Legislature, 

excluded   .' 90  45 

Definition  of  Grade,  eight  months'  work.  . .  91  45 

Classification  of  Grades 92  45 

Instruction  in  Primary  Grades 93  46 

Intermediate  Grades    94  46 

Grammar  Grades    95  46 

High  School  Grades 96  46 

High   School   Course   of   Study,   Committee 

for    97  46 

Expenses  of  Committee  to  be  paid 98  47 

Constitutional    Requirement    of    State    Aid 

for  Public  Schools   1           XFI         5 

Legislature  must  provide  for  liberal  main- 
tenance      1            X.H         5 

Provisions    by    Constitutional    Convention 

for  Maintenance  of  Public   Schools 4-9            XII         5-7 

10  XT  I         7 

• 

Provision  by  Constitutional  Amendment.  ..  17           XII 

Provisions  by  Legislature  for  Maintenance.  99-104  47-50 

For  High  Schools 99  47 

For  Rural  Graded  Schools 100  48 

For  Ungraded  Rural  Schools 101-4  48-50 

(Declared  unconstitutional). 

UNIFORM  TEXT  BOOK  LAW- 

See  State  Text-Book  Commission. 


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UNIT,  SCHOOI^- 
Defined  as  the  County 107      51 

UNIVERSITY  OF  FLORIDA— 

Act  creating  (Ch.  5384) 218       91 

12     101 

Name  changed  from  University  of  State  of 
Florida  (Ch.  5926)  * 122 

V 

VACANCIES— 

On  County  Boards,  How  filled 41       25 

On  Boards  of  Trustees,  Filled  by  County 

Board    115       54 

In  schools,  When  County  Supt.  may  fill 87      44 

VISITS— 

County  Superintendent  must  visit  schools 
twice  yearly  2  42  25 

What  record  must  be  kept  of  Superintend- 
ent's visits  6  42  26 

VOTE— 

For  establishing  Special  Tax  District 108       52 

For  issuing  Special  Tax  District  Bonds.  ...      17  XII         8 

133       61 
To  establish  Compulsory  Education  District 

(three-fifths)    162       74 

/ 
VOTERS,  QUALIFICATIONS  OF— 

For  Special  Tax  District  elections 113      53 

For  Bond  elections 131      60 

For  Compulsory  Education  election 158       73. 


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WHITES  AND  BLACKS,  SEPARATE 
SCHOOLS  FOR— 

Constitutional  requirement    12  XII         7 

WARRANTS,  SCHOOL— 

May  be  used  in  payment  of  taxes 45      29 

When  to  be  described  minutely 9  32      20 

County  Board  to  issue  monthly 

Not  to  be  issued  to  teacher  until  correct  re- 
port is  filed    6     160 

Form  of,  No.  535 212 

WHO  PERMITTED  TO  TEACH- 

No  person  without  valid  certificate 62       33 

29     165 
YEAR— 

See  School  Year. 

YEARS  OF  INSTRUCTION— 

Twelve   90      45 

See  Grades. 


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